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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	9 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	Sep. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company leases its Winnipeg, Manitoba facility from an affiliate of Leslie L. Dan, a director of the Company until his retirement effective July 16, 2019, under a five-year renewable lease through September 2020 with a right to renew the lease for one subsequent five-year term. Operating lease costs under this lease, which include related operating expenses, were $76,000 and $222,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Previously under ASC 840, rent expenses for this lease were $78,000 and $239,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The Company pays fees, under an intellectual property license agreement, to Protoden Technologies, Inc. (“Protoden”), a company owned by Clairmark Investments Ltd. (“Clairmark”), an affiliate of Mr. Dan. Pursuant to this license agreement, the Company has an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable and non-royalty bearing license, with the right to sublicense, under certain patents and technology to make, use and sell products that utilize such patents and technology for an annual fee of $0.1 million. Upon expiration of the term on January 1, 2025, the licenses granted to the Company will require no further payments to Protoden. During each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, $0.1 million was paid to Clairmark.