Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments (Details Narrative)

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Commitments (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 16, 2019
Apr. 02, 2019
Dec. 15, 2016
Sep. 12, 2016
Feb. 19, 2016
Nov. 01, 2013
Dec. 31, 2019
Operating lease term           7 years 10 years
Lease monthly rent expense     $ 43,000     $ 13,000  
Increase of rent expenses     64,000     14,000  
Initial security deposit     586,000     300,000  
Reduced deposit amount     486,000     $ 50,000  
Remaining balance lease term amount     200,000        
Revenue recognition, milestone fee on achieving sales threshold             $ 100,000
License costs             $ 10,000
License agreement, description             The Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement provides for, among other things, the payment of (1) royalties on a tiered basis between low single digits and the mid-single digits of net sales of products using such licensed technology, (2) a one-time sales milestone fee of $100,000 when and if sales of products using the licensed technology reach the specified sales threshold and (3) an annual license fee of initially $10,000, increasing to $50,000 over the term of the license agreement.
Matinas BioPharma Nanotechnologies, Inc. [Member]              
Business acquisition equity interest issuable, description             Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement with Aquarius Biotechnologies, Inc., we may be required to issue up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of our common stock upon the achievement of certain milestones. The milestone consideration consists of (i) 1,500,000 shares issuable upon the dosing of the first patient in a phase III trial sponsored by us for a product utilizing Aquarius' proprietary cochleate delivery technology and (ii) 1,500,000 shares issuable upon FDA approval of the first NDA submitted by us for a product utilizing Aquarius' proprietary cochleate delivery technology. The Company concluded that the contingent share issuance represented equity settled contingent consideration and have recorded the amounts to equity since inception. None of these milestones have yet been reached, and accordingly, as of December 31, 2019 no additional shares have been issued.
Number of shares issued for aquisition            
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]              
Royalty payment rights, description       The Company is required to pay to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, subject to certain vesting requirements, in the aggregate, a royalty (the "Royalty Payment Rights") equal to (i) 4.5% of Net Sales (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation), subject in all cases to a cap of $25 million per calendar year, and (ii) 7.5% of Licensing Proceeds (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation), subject in all cases to a cap of $10 million per calendar year.     The Series A Preferred Stock includes the right, as a group, to receive: (i) a royalty of 4.5% of the net sales of the Company's MAT2203 and MAT2501 product candidates, in each case from and after the date, respectively, such product candidate has received FDA or EMA approval, and (ii) a royalty of 7.5% of the proceeds, if any, received by the Company in connection with the licensing or other disposition by the Company of MAT2203 and/or MAT2501 ("Royalty Payment Rights").
Royalty payment rights expire description       The Royalty Payment Rights will expire when the patents covering the applicable product expire, which is currently expected to be in 2033.      
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements [Member]              
Remaining balance lease term amount         $ 200,000    
Funds provide for support   $ 157,405          
Initial term 3 years 3 years     3 years    
Other commitment $ 200,000            
One Anniversaries [Member]              
Remaining balance lease term amount     100,000        
Two Anniversaries [Member]              
Remaining balance lease term amount     100,000        
Three Anniversaries [Member]              
Remaining balance lease term amount     $ 86,000        
Maximum [Member]              
Operating lease term     10 years        
License costs             $ 50,000
Maximum [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]              
Accrued royalties       $ 35,000,000      
Maximum [Member] | 4.5% of Net Sales [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]              
Accrued royalties       25,000,000      
Maximum [Member] | 7.5% of Net Sales [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]              
Accrued royalties       $ 10,000,000      
Minimum [Member]              
Operating lease term     3 months