Accrued liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Clinical site costs and patient visits	$ 1,797,377	$ 2,035,800
Accrued compensation and benefits	511,234	1,201,903
Fixed contract accruals	391,818	649,649
Accrued license fees payables	500,000
All other accrued liabilities	1,794,959	1,727,422
Total accrued liabilities	$ 4,995,388	$ 5,614,774

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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