Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Significant Strategic Drug Development Collaborations - Additional Information (Detail)

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Significant Strategic Drug Development Collaborations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 174 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 23, 2014
Subsequent Event [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Jan. 30, 2014
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Forecast [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter Healthcare Corporation [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
SynBio LLC [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
SynBio LLC [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Serum Institute of India Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Serum Institute of India Limited [Member]
Product
Dec. 31, 2013
Serum Institute of India Limited [Member]
Development and Manufacturing Arrangement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Serum Institute of India Limited [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Serum Institute of India Limited [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]                              
Research and development service fees recognized as revenue   $ 0 $ 0 $ 5,000,000                      
Supply agreement amended period   2010-09                          
Research and development recognized as revenue   1,000,000 0 3,000,000                      
Percentage of royalties             2.00% 3.50%           2.00% 8.00%
Royalties expiration period   10 years                          
Royalties expiration description   The Company's right to receive these royalties in any particular country will expire upon the later of ten years after the first commercial sale of the product in that country or the expiration of patent rights in that particular country.                          
Development receipts           18,000,000                  
Regulatory receipts           16,000,000                  
Sales target receipts           66,000,000                  
Company issued new shares of common stock value         10,000,000             1,100,000      
Agreement amended period   2014-01                          
Research and development supply service revenues                 0 100,000          
Royalties receivable percentage                 10.00%            
Royalties payment percentage                 10.00%            
Share ownership percentage                 45.30% 45.30% 10.60% 10.60%      
Description and terms of license and arrangements                     In the period from 2004 through 2011, the Company entered into and amended certain license and supply agreements with Serum Institute. The original license agreement with Serum Institute was a collaborative Development and Manufacturing Arrangement ("DMA") to develop agreed upon potential commercial product candidates using the Company's PolyXen technology.        
Company issued new shares of common stock, Shares 132,545,504                     2,880,000      
In-process research and development expense                       1,100,000      
Number of potential commercial product                       14      
License amendment description                     Following the 2011 amendment, Serum Institute retained an exclusive license to use the Company’s PolyXen® technology to research and develop one potential commercial product, Polysialylated Erythropoietin (“PSA-EPO”). Serum Institute will be responsible for conducting all pre-clinical and clinical trials required to achieve regulatory approvals within the certain predetermined territories at Serum Institute’s own expense. The royalty payment schedule based on net revenues on the future commercial sales of PSA-EPO under the DMA was also modified as a result of the 2011 amendment.        
Percentage of royalty payments of net sales                     25.00%        
Royalty revenue or expense                     0 0      
Milestone or other research-related payments due under the DMA                         0    
Common stock shares, subscribed                       800,000      
Common stock value, subscribed                       $ 421,163