COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 24, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 EUR (€) shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Expected future payments | €										€ 400,000
Options granted (in shares) | shares										0	0
Exercise price of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares											$ 0
Related party receivable													$ 105,274	$ 28,931
Bucks County Biotechnology Centre Inc. | Lease agreement
Future minimum payments due				$ 13,480
Estimated utility expense per month				237
Rent expense								$ 4,000			$ 12,000
License Agreement
Amount payable for making milestone | €					€ 50,000
Agreement term					6 months
Milestone payment achieved | €										€ 50,000
Employment and Consultancy Agreements
Other commitment				$ 499,000
Employment and Consultancy Agreements | James Tripp
Cash award granted per calendar quarter															$ 10,000
Options granted (in shares) | shares							125,000
Vesting period							3 years
Exercise price of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 0.40
Employment and Consultancy Agreements | Chief Financial Officer
Officer's compensation			$ 80,000			$ 50,000
Consultancy expenses								20,000			60,000
Prepaid Officers Compensation													13,333
Employment and Consultancy Agreements | Chief Executive Officer
Officer's compensation	$ 300,000							75,000			225,000
Performance bonus (as percent)	35.00%
Bonus accrued													0
Employment and Consultancy Agreements | Dr. Shailubhai
Options granted (in shares) | shares		1,700,000
Vesting period		4 years
Exercise price of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.85
Grant date fair value		$ 985,081
Expenses related to options								77,000			331,000
Shared Services Agreement | Tiziana Life Sciences PLC
Rent expense								30,000	$ 23,000		88,000	$ 84,000
Due to affiliates													37,012
Payroll								$ 61,000	$ 19,000		$ 159,000	$ 130,000
Prepaid payroll expense													48,946
Prepaid rent expense													59,489
Related party receivable													$ 105,274