Equity (Details Textual) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2013	Oct. 09, 2012	Oct. 09, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014	Oct. 05, 2012	Jul. 16, 2012	Jun. 28, 2012	Jun. 07, 2012	Jun. 02, 2012	May 24, 2012	May 14, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Allocated To Fair Value Of Warrants					$ 7,800,000
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Aggregate purchase price of the common stock						47,118,000	40,185,000
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs				2,700,000
Fair Value Of Common Stock	6,400,000		6,900,000
Stock Issued During Period Closing Shares	1,243,781		1,317,520
Stock Issued During Period Closing Price Per Share	$ 5.15		$ 5.25
Preferred stock, shares authorized					5,000,000
Preferred stock outstanding as of closing of the offering					0	0				0
Number of preferred shares issued					0	0
Measurement of derivative liabilities					0	0	(23,000)
Derivative Liability Classified As Equity		1,400,000
Equity (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Holders of warrants to purchase of common stock					4,209,357	4,209,357
Reclassification of converted notes to equity					2,400,000	2,400,000
Number of trading days							20 days
Minimum
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Holders of warrants to purchase of common stock at exercise prices					6.25
Maximum
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Holders of warrants to purchase of common stock at exercise prices					7.50
Convertible Debt
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Convertible Notes		12.50%	12.50%
Aggregate original principal value of convertible Note										3,500,000
Repayment to Notes holder in cash										1,700,000
Debt instrument expected repayment amount										1,500,000
Debt instrument expected repayment unpaid interest amount										200,000
Principal pay of notes holder										2,100,000
Unpaid interest of notes holder										300,000
Common stock at a conversion price										2.50
Number of shares of common stock to be issued upon the conversion of the notes								861,970
Common Stock
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock sold by company under Purchase Agreement						12,311,698	18,203,000
Additional Stock Issued During Period Shares								203,000
Aggregate purchase price of the common stock						12,000	18,000
Subscription receivable								2,000,000
Conversion of notes to common shares							2,021,120	36,671
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering				42,100,000
Increase In Proceeds From Initial Public Offering				47,100,000
Common shares issued as a result of conversion of Series D preferred shares								104,000
Offering
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock sold by company under Purchase Agreement				11,000,000
Additional Stock Issued During Period Shares				1,311,698
Stock Issued During Period Issue Price Per Share				$ 4.10
Offering | Common Stock
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock sold by company under Purchase Agreement								18,000,000
Share Price								2.50
Aggregate purchase price of the common stock				40,200,000
Intrexon Corporation
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period Closing Shares									1,024,590
Stock Issued During Period Closing Price Per Share									$ 5.03
Series D Preferred Stock
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Par value of preferred stock					$ 0.001
Stated value of preferred stock					$ 25,000
Accrued dividends					6.00%	6.00%
Preferred stock automatically converted into common stock										454,560
Issued in Series E Preferred Stock offering
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Holders of warrants to purchase of common stock at exercise prices											7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50
Par value of preferred stock					$ 0.001
Stated value of preferred stock					$ 25,000
Accrued dividends					8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock automatically converted into common stock										1,462,560
Convertible Note Payable
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Measurement of derivative liabilities							100,000
Series D and E Preferred Stock
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Preferred stock price for determined number of shares of common stock										6.25
Preferred stock automatically converted into common stock										1,917,120
Received gross proceeds										35,000,000.0
Research and Development Expense | Intrexon Corporation
Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair Value Of Common Stock									$ 5,200,000