Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule of Compensation Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Options and warrants [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	$ 1	$ 7	$ 2	$ 7
Restricted stock units [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	1,074	1,638	2,712	3,955
Unrecognized compensation expense	2,388		2,388
Unrecognized compensation expense, recognition period			2 years
Restricted stock units [Member] \| Consultants [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	83	199	198	216
Research and development expenses [Member] \| Options and warrants [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses		7	1	7
Research and development expenses [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	482	442	977	656
Research and development expenses [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member] \| Consultants [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	33	42	110	59
General and administrative expenses [Member] \| Options and warrants [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	1		1
General and administrative expenses [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	592	1,196	1,735	3,299
General and administrative expenses [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member] \| Consultants [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Compensation expenses	$ 50	$ 157	$ 88	$ 157