Commitments and Contingencies - Operating Lease (Details) - Research and office space	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Operating Leases
Leased space, in square feet \| ft²	32,000		32,000
Number of renewal terms \| item			1
Renewal term of lease			5 years
Operating lease expense \| $	$ 149,427	$ 96,525	$ 376,651	$ 284,890

Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

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