Common stock market price premium percentage.

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Payments for reimbursement.

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Percentage of service charge.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments.

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Description of Company and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2017	Jul. 27, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Percentage of service charge		5.00%
Strategic investment		$ 13,000,000
Investment in common stock per share		$ 6.60	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock market price premium percentage		92.00%
Number of warrants issued to purchase shares of common stock		500,000
Warrants exercise price per share		$ 6.60
Warrant expiration		Jan. 26, 2019
Milestone payments receivable		$ 343,000,000
NantCell, Inc [Member] \| Reimbursement Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Payments for reimbursement	$ 4,200,000
Anticipated reimbursement	$ 3,400,000