Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) - Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Revenue from awards | $ 796,312 | $ 350,186 | $ 1,293,697 | $ 375,670 | $ 742,558 | $ 396,598 | $ 396,598 | $ 2,440,195 | $ 1,911,424 | $ 648,382 | |
| Research and development | 8,286,682 | 5,622,511 | 5,763,660 | 6,366,112 | 5,380,167 | 4,315,632 | 3,567,003 | 2,173,933 | 26,038,965 | 15,436,735 | 5,888,659 |
| General and administrative | 2,575,244 | 2,130,587 | 1,878,090 | 2,380,125 | 2,567,937 | 1,760,696 | 1,021,225 | 1,109,889 | 8,964,046 | 6,459,747 | 3,613,416 |
| Total operating expenses | 10,861,926 | 7,753,098 | 7,641,750 | 8,746,237 | 7,948,104 | 6,076,328 | 4,588,228 | 3,283,822 | 35,003,011 | 21,896,482 | 9,502,075 |
| Operating loss | (10,861,926) | (6,956,786) | (7,291,564) | (7,452,540) | (7,572,434) | (5,333,770) | (4,191,630) | (2,887,224) | (32,562,816) | (19,985,058) | (8,853,693) |
| Interest income (expense), net | 133,073 | 43,402 | 5,271 | 1,366 | 57 | 1,731 | 4,049 | (5,360) | 183,112 | 477 | 977 |
| Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) | 35,163 | (52,212) | (10,594) | (14,265) | 2,102 | (14,729) | (1,810) | 343 | (41,908) | (14,094) | 1,977 |
| Other income (expense), net | 168,236 | (8,810) | (5,323) | (12,899) | 2,159 | (12,998) | 2,239 | (5,017) | 141,204 | (13,617) | 2,954 |
| Net loss | $ (10,693,690) | $ (6,965,596) | $ (7,296,887) | $ (7,465,439) | $ (7,570,275) | $ (5,346,768) | $ (4,189,391) | $ (2,892,241) | $ (32,421,612) | $ (19,998,675) | $ (8,850,739) |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ (0.20) | $ (0.14) | $ (0.15) | $ (0.16) | $ (0.17) | $ (0.12) | $ (0.11) | $ (0.08) | $ (0.65) | $ (0.49) | $ (0.28) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 53,828,680 | 50,221,597 | 50,193,726 | 46,381,482 | 44,348,543 | 43,783,504 | 38,748,452 | 37,605,210 | 50,176,953 | 41,137,518 | 31,350,145 |
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS). No definition available.
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