RELATED PARTIES (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 07, 2015	Oct. 03, 2014
Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of consulting agreement (years)		1 year
Consulting fee (monthly)		$ 10,000
Exercise price of shares (in USD per share)		$ 6.615
Stock option
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual vesting percentage	25.00%	25.00%
Maximum \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares per option granted		75,000

A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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