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License, Collaborative and Employment Agreements and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of License Collaborative and Employment Agreements and Commitments [Abstract] |
Due for License Agreements [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the Company’s future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | Total |
Operating Lease |  | $ | 292 |  | $ | 300 |  | $ | 309 |  | $ | 321 |  | $ | 192 |  | $ | 1,414 |
Total |  | $ | 292 |  | $ | 300 |  | $ | 309 |  | $ | 321 |  | $ | 192 |  | $ | 1,414 |

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