Other Agreements - Schedule of Remaining Minimum Principal Payments Due (Details) - NuvoGen Asset Purchase Agreement	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Purchase Obligation Fiscal Year Maturity [Line Items]
2020	$ 106,626
2021	639,323
2022	400,000
2023	400,000
2024	400,000
2025 and beyond	3,073,428
Total NuvoGen obligation payments	5,019,377
Plus interest accretion	82,540
Total NuvoGen obligation, net	$ 5,101,917

Purchase obligation due after fourth year.

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Purchase obligation fiscal year maturity.

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- Definition

Purchase obligation including interest accretion.

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Purchase obligation interest accretion.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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- Definition

Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment.

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