Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Rent expense under operating leases	$ 208,000	$ 227,000
Minimum payment commitment	79,000
University Of Leicester [Member]
Expenses under collaborative agreement	$ 79,000	$ 166,000
Virginia Biotech Research Partnership Laboratory [Member]
Lease expiration date	Aug. 01, 2018
Savills Studley San Diego Office Space [Member]
Monthly rental expense	$ 6,000
Ljubljana Dobrunje [Member]
Lease expiration date	Feb. 01, 2019
Brookville Australia Lab Space [Member]
Monthly rental expense	$ 4,000

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Amount of monthly rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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