Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0
Expenses:
Research and development	4,685,720	4,737,575
General and administrative	793,178	1,099,832
Total expenses	5,478,898	5,837,407
Loss before other income (expense) and taxes	(5,478,898)	(5,837,407)
Interest income	3,794	2,514
Interest expense	(452,659)	(264,827)
Financing expense	0	(14,636)
Change in fair value of warrant liability	102,776	481,011
Loss before provision for income taxes	(5,824,987)	(5,633,345)
Provision for income taxes	0	0
Net loss	$ (5,824,987)	$ (5,633,345)
Net loss per share (in USD per share)	$ (1.64)	$ (2.47)
Weighted average number of shares basic and diluted (in shares)	3,549,514	2,281,815

Charge to financing expense.

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- Definition

The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.

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