RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH ACADEMIC PARTNERS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Royalty expense	$ 114,000	$ 1,651,000
1997 Amended License Agreement [Member]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Royalty expense	99,000	1,600,000
2006 Research Agreement [Member]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Maximum obligation	1,200,000
Research and development expense incurred	$ 452,000	$ 267,000

The maximum amount the Company is obligated to pay under the specified research agreement, as of the balance sheet date.

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The amount of costs incurred under a research and development arrangement accounted for as a contract to perform research and development for others.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483041/730-20-50-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 730
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(3))
-Publisher FASB
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