ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 agreement
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Number of product development programs for which entity has obtained exclusive rights	2

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