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The term of warrant after the closing of the credit facility.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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WARRANTS (Details) - $ / shares		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
WARRANTS (Details) - $ / shares	Oct. 01, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Preferred stock warrants
Shares Exercisable		113,328	113,328
Warrants 2013
Preferred stock warrants
Exercise Price		$ 7.50
Shares Exercisable		82,816	82,816
Warrants 2014
Preferred stock warrants
Exercise Price		$ 7.50
Shares Exercisable		16,000	16,000
Warrants 2016
Preferred stock warrants
Exercise Price		$ 8.27
Shares Exercisable		14,512	14,512
Athyrium \| Subsequent Event
Preferred stock warrants
Shares warrants may purchase	270,835
Exercise Price	$ 12.18456
Shares Exercisable	184,660
Shares Exercisable upon condition	86,175
Term Of Warrant After The Closing Of Credit Facility	7 years