STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
GRANT INCOME AND OTHER			$ 34,433	$ 53,751
OTHER INCOME	$ 17,175	$ 32,775
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development	7,055,217	4,628,582	11,080,073	9,798,089
General & administrative	1,345,114	1,677,796	2,752,123	2,312,397
Total operating expenses	8,400,331	6,306,378	13,832,196	12,110,486
OPERATING LOSS	(8,383,156)	(6,273,603)	(13,797,763)	(12,056,735)
(LOSS) GAIN ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS	(48,700)	(2,593,730)	8,879,612	5,529,230
INTEREST INCOME, NET	22,367	22,478	45,464	24,463
NET LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ (8,409,489)	$ (8,844,855)	$ (4,872,687)	$ (6,503,042)
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
BASIC			$ (0.03)	$ (0.06)
DILUTED			$ (0.03)	(0.06)
BASIC and DILUTED	$ (0.05)	$ (0.07)		$ (.06)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
BASIC			166,245,352	114,070,776
DILUTED			167,064,795	114,070,776
BASIC AND DILUTED	182,994,027	118,420,327		114,070,776