Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Revenues by Type of Service (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]
Product sales	$ 633,496	$ 734,502
Laboratory services	8,690	16,105
Collaboration revenue	204,040	21,164
Total revenue	$ 846,226	$ 771,771

Aggregate revenue earned during the period from collaboration agreements entered into in the normal course of business.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from Laboratory services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Aggregate revenue during the period from sale of goods in the normal course of business, before deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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