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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued |  |  |  | 58,295,808 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued | 72,594,626 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  |
Common Stock, Value, Issued |  |  |  | $ 58,000 us-gaap_CommonStockValue | $ 72,000 us-gaap_CommonStockValue |  |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |  |  |  | $ 0.001 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | $ 0.001 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |  |
Costs and Expenses, Related Party | 2,900,000 us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesRelatedParty |  |  |  |  |  |
Mr Kanzer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employment Agreement Descrption |  | Mr. Kanzer entered into a two year agreement with the Company on a part time basis (2.5 days per week). | Mr. Kanzer entered into a six month employment agreement with the Company on a full time basis (the Kanzer Employment Agreement), which could be extended for an additional three months upon consent of the parties. |  |  |  |
Noninterest Expense Directors Fees |  | 150,000 us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseDirectorsFees / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = syn_MrKanzerMember | 90,000 us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseDirectorsFees / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = syn_MrKanzerMember |  |  |  |
Intrexon [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued |  |  |  |  |  | 3,552,210 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember | 3,123,558 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember
Common Stock, Value, Issued |  |  |  |  |  | 7,800,000 us-gaap_CommonStockValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember | 1,700,000 us-gaap_CommonStockValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.20 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember | $ 0.54 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember
Intrexon [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs and Expenses, Related Party | 2,500,000 us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesRelatedParty / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = syn_IntrexonMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |  |
CEO and President [Member] | Mr Kanzer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noninterest Expense Directors Fees |  |  |  | $ 195,000 us-gaap_NoninterestExpenseDirectorsFees / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = syn_MrKanzerMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = syn_CeoAndPresidentMember |  |  |

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