Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		166 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Grant revenue	$ 302	$ 471	$ 7,706
Operating expenses:
Research and development	6,343	3,830	84,499
General and administrative	2,001	1,458	38,944
Total operating expenses	8,344	5,288	123,443
Loss from operations	(8,042)	(4,817)	(115,737)
Other income and expense:
Miscellaneous income	114	(21)	434
Forgiveness of debt	0	0	449
Interest income	2	4	1,769
Interest expense	(8)	(8)	(189)
Other (expense) income, net	108	(25)	2,463
Net loss	(7,934)	(4,842)	(113,274)
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	583
Net loss attributable to NewLink	$ (7,934)	$ (4,842)	$ (112,691)
Basic and diluted net loss per share	$ (0.33)	$ (0.23)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted	23,860,469	20,613,146