Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 25, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 25, 2013 Common Stock [Member] Intrexon Corporation [Member]
Shareholders' Equity (Textual)
Description of public unit offering completed on June 25, 2013					Public unit offering consisting of one share of common stock and an additional warrant of 0.75 share of common stock.
Shares issued under public unit offering				6,773,995
Number of stock issued upon exercise of vested stock options				25,000
Stock issued in connection with an exclusive channel collaboration						1,034,483
Common stock issued upon the exercise of warrants				107,143
Common stock issued to vendors for services performed, Shares				43,104
Preferred stock, shares authorized		350,000	350,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Number of warrant issued under public offering	5,416,851
Warrant duration	5 years
Exercise price of warrant	$ 1.65