Other Agreements - Schedule of Remaining Minimum Principal Payments Due (Details) - NuvoGen Asset Purchase Agreement	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Purchase Obligation Fiscal Year Maturity [Line Items]
2021	$ 231,078
2022	454,980
2023	400,000
2024	400,000
2025	400,000
2026 and beyond	2,771,713
Total NuvoGen obligation payments	4,657,771
Plus interest accretion	73,226
Total NuvoGen obligation, net	$ 4,730,997

Purchase obligation due after fourth year.

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Purchase obligation fiscal year maturity.

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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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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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