Represents the term of a consulting agreement.

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- Definition

Represents the length of time of each of the automatic renewal periods for the term of a consulting agreement.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of the entity that is owned by a specified related party.

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- Definition

The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3602-108585

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- Definition

Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901

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- Definition

Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Note 12 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			6,714,410
Share-based Compensation			$ 1,298,000	$ 58,000
OPKO [Member]
Related Party, Ownership Percentage	5.00%
OPKO [Member] \| Consulting Services [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	5,027,726
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Share-based Compensation		$ 184,000	$ 306,000
Consulting Agreement, Term	4 years
Consulting Agreement, Term, Length of Automatic Renewal Periods	1 year
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OPKO [Member]
Related Party, Ownership Percentage	5.00%