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Fair Value Measurements - Rollforward (Details)

v3.19.1

Fair Value Measurements - Rollforward (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	$ 180,402		$ 262,769
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	9,060,730	$ 11,013,738	2,611,809
Payment of contingent consideration	(228,678)
Issuance of contingent consideration and royalty			8,115,909
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	227,979		286,020
Ending balance	9,060,031		11,013,738
Warrant liability \| Recurring basis \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,950	15,590	8,185
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	14,800		7,405
Ending balance	17,750		15,590
Unit purchase option liability \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	7,216	42,837	26,991
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	32,777		15,846
Ending balance	39,993		42,837
Contingent consideration \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	9,050,564	10,651,081	2,576,633
Payment of contingent consideration	(228,678)
Issuance of contingent consideration and royalty			7,875,165
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	180,402		199,283
Ending balance	$ 9,002,288		10,651,081
Royalty Obligation \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		304,230	0
Issuance of contingent consideration and royalty		$ 0	240,744
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			63,486
Ending balance			$ 304,230

- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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