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	Apr. 18, 2022	Apr. 12, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 13, 2021	Nov. 18, 2020	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Feb. 26, 2021
Value of shares sold						$ 54,461	$ 21,711
Merger With RareGen LLC
Number of common shares issued to RareGen's members					5,550,000
Merger With RareGen LLC \| Holdback Shares
Number of common shares issued to RareGen's members			616,666
A&R SVB Warrants Initial Tranche
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in shares)								250,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)								$ 5.14
SVB Warrant Initial Tranche
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in shares)								100,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)								$ 3.05		$ 3.05
SVB Warrant - Term B and Term C Tranches
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in shares)								100,000
Other Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in shares)								65,572
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)								$ 0.02
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercised During Period (in shares)								0	0
Private Placement
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)				8,626,037
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 2.52
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock				$ 21,700
Underwritten Public Offering
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)		11,274,510
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 5.10
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	$ 54,500
Underwritten Public Offering \| Caligan and Paul B. Manning
Value of shares sold	$ 11,000
Underwritten Public Offering \| Caligan
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)	1,764,705
Value of shares sold	$ 9,000
Underwritten Public Offering \| Mr. Paul B. Manning
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)	392,156
Value of shares sold	$ 2,000