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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013 |  | $ 13,109 | $ 191,296,539 | $ (186,693,611) | $ 4,616,037
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2013 |  | 13,108,783 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification of warrants upon exercise |  |  | 2,455,042 |  | $ 2,455,042
Exercise of warrants cashlessly |  | $ 326 | (326) |  |
Exercise of warrants cashlessly (in shares) |  | 326,164 |  |  |
Common stock issued for settlement of consulting services |  | $ 42 | 337,459 |  | $ 337,501
Common stock issued for settlement of consulting services (in shares) |  | 41,667 |  |  |
Shares issued in private placement |  | $ 314 | 2,155,950 |  | $ 2,156,264
Shares issued in private placement (in shares) |  | 313,757 |  |  |
Exercise of options cashlessly |  | $ 146 | (146) |  |
Exercise of options cashlessly (in shares) |  | 145,583 |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  | 2,033,341 |  | $ 2,033,341
Net loss |  |  |  | $ (13,066,661) | (13,066,661)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014 |  | $ 13,937 | 198,277,859 | $ (199,760,272) | $ (1,468,476)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014 |  | 13,935,954 |  |  | 13,935,954
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | $ 6 | (6) |  |
Other (in shares) |  | 6,440 |  |  |
Exercise of warrants and options cashlessly |  | $ 4 | (4) |  |
Exercise of warrants and options cashlessly (in shares) |  | 4,376 |  |  |
Common stock issued for settlement of consulting services |  | $ 41 | 136,240 |  | $ 136,281
Common stock issued for settlement of consulting services (in shares) |  | 40,500 |  |  |
Shares issued in underwritten public offerings, net of offering costs |  | $ 6,950 | 18,926,364 |  | 18,933,314
Shares issued in underwritten public offerings, net of offering costs (in shares) |  | 6,950,000 |  |  |
Shares and warrants issued upon conversion of promissory notes and accrued interest |  | $ 567 | 2,824,024 |  | 2,824,591
Shares and warrants issued upon conversion of promissory notes and accrued interest (in shares) |  | 567,308 |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  | $ 4,022,283 |  | 4,022,283
Net loss |  |  |  | $ (11,881,137) | (11,881,137)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015 |  | $ 21,505 | $ 224,186,760 | $ (211,641,409) | $ 12,566,856
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015 |  | 21,504,578 |  |  | 21,504,578

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