The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 985
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373

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AUSTRALIAN REFUNDABLE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CREDIT (Details Textual) - AUD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Current Assets [Member] \| Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Research And Development Disclosure [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount		$ 4,000		$ 42,000
Lipimetix Australia Pty Ltd [Member]
Research And Development Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Research and Development, Percent	45.00%
Research and Development Expense		$ 4,000	$ 18,000
Lipimetix Australia Pty Ltd [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Research And Development Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Research and Development, Percent	43.50%