PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	1. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION PolarityTE, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a biotechnology company developing and commercializing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials.

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