SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Useful Lives of Property and Equipment) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Laboratory Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	5 years
Furniture [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	10 years
Furniture [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	15 years
Computer Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	3 years

Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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