INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Deferred tax assets/liabilities:
Net operating loss carryovers	$ 55,653,286	$ 55,472,573
Intangible assets	7,522,067	6,332,176
Capitalized research and experimental costs	10,909,248	4,246,071
Stock-based compensation	7,248,199	4,384,751
Royalty monetization liability	8,427,970	0
Lease liability	4,495,402	3,544,624
Research and development tax credits	2,877,649	3,046,253
Accrued compensation	0	0
Charitable contributions	0	0
Depreciation	(166,075)	(241,096)
Right-of-use asset	(3,903,379)	(3,198,857)
Other	(434,957)
Other		97,494
Total gross deferred tax assets/liabilities	92,629,410	73,683,989
Valuation allowance	(92,629,410)	(73,683,989)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$ 0	$ 0

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Deferred Tax Assets, Royalty Monetization Liability

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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Compensation

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible charitable contribution carryforwards.

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Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from provisions, reserves, allowances, and accruals, classified as other.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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