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WARRANT LIABILITY (Detail Textuals) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 21, 2014 | Oct. 28, 2014 | Dec. 16, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrant |  |  |  | 1,260 |
Loss on change in fair value of warrant liability |  |  |  |  | $ 2,994,540
Crede CG III, Ltd | Warrants |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of the warrants |  |  | $ 2,455,042 |  |
Method used for determining allocated fair value of the Warrants |  |  | Binomial Lattice model |  |
Fair value of common stock |  |  | $ 10.80 |  |
Dividend yield |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Expected terms |  |  | 4 years 6 months 18 days |  |
Risk free interest rate |  |  | 1.55% |  |
Expected volatility |  |  | 118.89% |  |
Expected price at which holders exercise Warrants |  |  | $ 14.59 |  |
Crede CG III, Ltd | Series A Warrants |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrant |  |  | 178,253 |  |
Crede CG III, Ltd | Series B Warrants |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrant |  |  | 116,667 |  |
Loss on change in fair value of warrant liability |  |  |  |  | $ 2,994,540
Warrant repurchase option agreement | Crede CG III, Ltd | Series B Warrants |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrant |  | 387,621 |  |  |
Expected price at which holders exercise Warrants |  | $ 10.55 |  |  |
Percentage of option to purchase warrant | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price of warrant exercise | $ 4,091,000 | $ 4,091,000 |  |  |
Warrant repurchase option agreement | Crede CG III, Ltd | Series B Warrants | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of option to purchase warrant |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Warrant repurchase option agreement | Crede CG III, Ltd | Series B Warrants | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of option to purchase warrant |  | 100.00% |  |  |

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