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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Allowances against the net deferred tax assets $ 13,831,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 5,057,500us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Net operating loss carryforwards 9,478,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 4,932,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Total deferred tax assets 13,831,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 5,057,500us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
U.S federal and state net operating losses expiration 2028 to 2034  
Ownership change description In general, an "ownership change" results from a transaction or series of transactions over a three-year period resulting in an ownership change of more than 50% of the outstanding stock of a company by certain stockholders or public groups.  
Tax benefit measured and recognized at the largest amount Greater than 50 percent  
Mab Vax [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Net operating loss carryforwards 1,672,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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Research and development credit carryforwards 3,903,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
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Other deferred tax asset 53,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
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Total deferred tax assets 5,628,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
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Domestic Tax Authority [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Research and development credit carryforwards 194,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
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Operating loss carryforwards 23,909,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Research credit carryforward expiration period 2030 through 2034  
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]    
Income Taxes [Line Items]    
Research and development credit carryforwards 5,960,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Operating loss carryforwards $ 23,773,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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