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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Property, Plant, and Equipment Useful Lives

Equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:

 

Asset Category

   Estimated Useful Life
(in Years)
 

Laboratory equipment

     5  

Furniture and fixtures

     5  

Computer equipment

     3  
Summary of Assumptions Used in Valuing Stock Options Granted

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of all stock options granted. Set forth below are the assumptions used in valuing the stock options granted and a discussion of the Company’s methodology for developing each of the assumptions used:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Risk-free interest rate

     .02 - 1.92 %      .65 - 1.49 %      .96 - 2.61 % 

Expected dividend yield

     0 %      0 %      0 % 

Expected life

     5 - 7.3 Years        5 - 6 Years        5 - 6 Years   

Expected volatility

     78.62 - 89.66 %      86.58 - 92.60 %      84.28 - 92.38 % 
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The Company has excluded the following outstanding warrants and options from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because all such securities were antidilutive for the periods presented:

 

     As of December 31,  

Common Equivalent Securities

   2013      2012      2011  

Preferred Shares

     —           —           —     

Warrants

     10,534,245         10,377,995         12,564,193   

Options

     5,564,833         5,016,966         4,117,979   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     16,099,078         15,394,961         16,682,172