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Debt - Related Party Interest Expense Concerning Bridge Loan (Detail) (Bridge Loan [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Interest expense related party $ 204,110us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty $ 250,556us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
Orbimed Private Investments III, LP [Member]
   
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Interest expense related party 63,955us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_OrbimedPrivateInvestmentsIiiLpMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
78,411us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_OrbimedPrivateInvestmentsIiiLpMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
Global Life Science Ventures Funds [Member]
   
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Interest expense related party 57,709us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_GlobalLifeScienceVenturesFundMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
70,131us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_GlobalLifeScienceVenturesFundMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
Gilde Europe Food & Agribusiness Fund B.V [Member]
   
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Interest expense related party 54,158us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_GildeEuropeFoodAgribusinessFundMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
67,083us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_GildeEuropeFoodAgribusinessFundMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
Forbion B.V [Member]
   
Short-term Debt [Line Items]    
Interest expense related party $ 28,288us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_ForbionMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
$ 34,930us-gaap_InterestExpenseRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pirs_ForbionMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember