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Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2016	May 05, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	ATOSSA GENETICS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001488039
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	ATOS
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,823,464

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,882,657	$ 3,715,895
Restricted cash	275,000	275,000
Prepaid expense	227,936	193,293
Other current assets	0	110,663
Total current assets	3,385,593	4,294,851
Furniture and equipment, net	145,970	171,568
Intangible assets, net	1,492,121	1,700,565
Other assets	76,337	76,337
Total assets	5,100,021	6,243,321
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	429,052	814,448
Accrued expenses	169,001	463,676
Payroll liabilities	724,934	1,159,335
Other current liabilities	3,848	64,128
Total current liabilities	1,326,835	2,501,587
Commitments and contingencies (note 13)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock - $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock - $.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 38,823,464 and 32,657,257 shares issued and outstanding	38,823	32,657
Additional paid-in capital	56,996,766	54,643,940
Accumulated deficit	(53,262,403)	(50,934,863)
Total stockholders' equity	3,773,186	3,741,734
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,100,021	$ 6,243,321

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Parenthetical] - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	38,823,464	32,657,257
Common stock, shares outstanding	38,823,464	32,657,257

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cost of revenue 1
Net revenue	$ 0	$ 0
Cost of revenue	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Selling expenses	0	345,845
Research and development expenses	149,971	565,801
General and administrative expenses	2,177,569	2,361,026
Total operating expenses	2,327,540	3,272,672
Operating loss	(2,327,540)	(3,272,672)
Other expenses	0	(1,415)
Loss before income taxes	(2,327,540)	(3,274,087)
Income taxes	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	(2,327,540)	(3,274,087)
Loss from discontinued operations	0	(61,204)
Net loss	$ (2,327,540)	$ (3,335,291)
Loss per common share from continuing operations - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.13)
Loss per common share from discontinued operations- basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	0	0
Loss per common share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.13)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted (in shares)	31,511,623	24,916,867

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$ (2,327,540)	$ (3,335,291)
Net loss from discontinued operations	0	61,204
Compensation cost for stock options granted	192,457	148,869
Loss on disposal of an asset	163,333	0
Depreciation and amortization	75,729	64,249
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventory	0	(82,389)
Prepaid expenses	(34,643)	(33,345)
Other assets	110,662	(128,359)
Accounts payable	(385,396)	453,163
Payroll liabilities	(434,401)	456,792
Deferred rent	0	4,744
Accrued expenses	(294,675)	(115,981)
Other current liabilities	(60,281)	686
Net cash used in continuing operating activities	(2,994,755)	(2,505,658)
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities	0	(493,005)
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,994,755)	(2,998,663)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of furniture and equipment	(5,020)	(28,110)
Net cash used in continuing investing activities	(5,020)	(28,110)
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities	0	(37,925)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,020)	(66,035)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants	2,166,537	4,292,349
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,166,537	4,292,349
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(833,238)	1,227,651
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING BALANCE	3,715,895	8,500,718
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, ENDING BALANCE	2,882,657	9,728,369
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Interest paid	0	1,415
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Amortization of commitment shares	$ 0	$ 351,961

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

NOTE 1: NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Atossa Genetics Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on April 30, 2009 in the State of Delaware. The Company was formed to develop and market medical devices, laboratory tests and therapeutics to address breast health conditions. The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.

In December 2011, the Company established the National Reference Laboratory for Breast Health, Inc., or NRLBH, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. NRLBH was the Company’s CLIA-certified laboratory which performed the Company’s nipple aspirate fluid, or NAF, cytology test on NAF specimens including those collected with the Company’s Mammary Aspiration Specimen Cytology Test (MASCT) System. The current version of the MASCT System is called the ForeCYTE Breast Aspirator. The NRLBH provides other test services, including pharmacogenomics tests. On December 16, 2015, the Company sold approximately 81% of the capital stock of the NRLBH to the NRL Investment Group, LLC, with the Company retaining a 19% ownership through preferred stock. The Company received $50,000 at the time of the sale and the right to receive, commencing December 2016, monthly earn-out payments equal to 6% of gross revenue of NRLBH up to $10,000,000, and the right to sell its preferred stock after four years for the greater of $4,000,000 or fair market value. The Company has elected to recognize any subsequent gain from the earn-out payments as they are determined realizable.

As a result of the sale of the laboratory business, the Company is now focusing on development of its pharmaceutical programs.

GOING CONCERN

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Substantial Doubt About Going Concern [Abstract]

Going Concern Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred net losses and negative operating cash flows since inception. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a net loss of approximately $2.3 million and used approximately $3 million of cash in operating activities. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $2.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and working capital of approximately $2.1 million. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. The Company can give no assurances that any additional capital that it is able to obtain, if any, will be sufficient to meet its needs, or that any such capital will be obtained on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations or substantially curtail its activities. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Management’s plan to continue as a going concern is as follows. In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plans to obtain such resources for the Company include obtaining capital from the sale of its equity securities during 2016 and short-term borrowings from banks, stockholders or other related party(ies), if needed. However, management cannot provide any assurance that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually to secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations.

SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 3: SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Atossa Genetics Inc. and its formerly wholly-owned subsidiary, NRLBH. The Company sold a majority of its interest in the NRLBH in December 2015 and all of its activities are reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606 (“ASU 2014-09”), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under existing GAAP including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017 using either of two methods: (i) retrospective to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within ASU 2014-09; or (ii) retrospective with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined per ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This ASU requires the management to determine whether substantial doubt exists regarding the entity’s going concern presumption, which generally refers to an entity’s ability to meet its obligations as they become due. If substantial doubt exists but is not alleviated by management’s plan, the footnotes must specifically state that “there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statements are issued.” In addition, if substantial doubt exists, regardless of whether such doubt was alleviated, entities must disclose (a) principal conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern (before consideration of management’s plans, if any); (b) management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations; and (c) management’s plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt, or that did alleviate substantial doubt, about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. If substantial doubt has not been alleviated, these disclosures should become more extensive in subsequent reporting periods as additional information becomes available. In the period that substantial doubt no longer exists (before or after considering management’s plans), management should disclose how the principal conditions and events that originally gave rise to substantial doubt have been resolved. The ASU applies prospectively to all entities for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and to annual and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-15.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Lease Accounting Topic 842. This ASU requires a lessee to recognize lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for all arrangements with terms longer than 12 months, the new standard applies a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record, for all leases with a lease term of more than 12 months, an asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and a liability to make lease payments. The lease term is the non-cancellable period of the lease, and includes both periods covered by an option to extend the lease, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option, and periods covered by an option to terminate the lease, if the lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that termination option. For leases with a lease term of 12 months or less, a practical expedient is available whereby a lessee may elect, by class of underlying asset, not to recognize an ROU asset or lease liability. A lessee making this accounting policy election would recognize lease expense over the term of the lease, generally in a straight-line pattern. The Lessor accounting remains largely consistent with existing U.S. GAAP. The new standard takes effect in 2019 for public business entities and 2020 for all other entities. We have not adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2016-02. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Stock Compensation Topic 718: Improvements to Employee Share-based Payment Accounting This ASU simplifies the accounting for stock compensation on income tax accounting, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, estimating forfeitures, and cash flow presentation. Based on this ASU, an entity should recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies, including tax benefits of dividends on share-based payment awards, as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement; they do not need to include the effects of windfalls and shortfalls in the annual effective tax rate estimate from continuing operations used for interim reporting purposes. As a result of including income tax effects from windfalls and shortfalls in income tax expense, the calculation of both basic and diluted EPS will be affected. The ASU also provides an accounting policy election for awards with service conditions to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest (consistent with existing U.S. GAAP) or account for forfeitures when they occur. The ASU increases the allowable statutory tax withholding threshold to qualify for equity classification from the minimum statutory withholding requirements up to the maximum statutory tax rate in the applicable jurisdiction(s). The ASU clarifies that cash paid to a taxing authority by an employer when directly withholding equivalent shares for tax withholding purposes should be considered similar to a share repurchase, and thus classified as a financing activity. All other employer withholding taxes on compensation transactions and other events that enter into the determination of net income continue to be presented within operating activities. The new standard takes effect in 2017 for public business entities and 2018 for all other entities. The Company has not adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2016-09. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-09 on its consolidated financial statements.

PREPAID EXPENSES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Prepaid Expenses [Text Block]

NOTE 4: PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expenses consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Prepaid insurance		112,743		104,954
Retainer and security deposits		39,218		39,218
Other		75,975		49,121
Total prepaid expenses	$	227,936	$	193,293

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5: FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

Furniture and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Machinery and equipment	$	206,337	$	206,337
Leasehold improvements		83,539		79,518
Total furniture and equipment		289,876		285,855
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(143,906)		(114,287)
Total furniture and equipment, net	$	145,970	$	171,568

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $29,619 and $13,278, respectively.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 6: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Patents	$	1,630,000	$	1,630,000
Capitalized license costs		-		200,000
Software		113,540		113,540
Intangible assets		1,743,540		1,943,540
Less: Accumulated amortization		(251,419)		(242,975)
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,492,121	$	1,700,565

Intangible assets amounted to $1,743,540 and $1,943,540 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and consisted of patents, capitalized license costs and software acquired. The amortization period for the purchased software is 3 years. Amortization expense related to software for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $7,857 and $8,717, respectively.

Patents amounted to $1,630,000 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and mainly consisted of patents acquired from Acueity on September 30, 2012 in an asset purchase transaction. Patent assets are amortized based on their determined useful life, and tested annually for impairment. The amortization period was from 7 to 12 years. Amortization expense related to patents was $37,253 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Capitalized license costs consist of fees paid to A5 Genetics KFT, Corporation, pursuant to which the Company received the world-wide (other than the European Union) exclusive license to use the software in the NextCYTE test. As the Company shifted its focus to developing pharmaceutical products and discontinued NextCYTE test development, the A5 agreement was terminated in February 2016 and the entire net assets of $163,333, including $36,666 in accumulated amortization was written off.

Future estimated amortization expenses as of March 31, 2016 for the five succeeding years is as follows:

For the Year Ending December 31,	Amounts
2016 (includes the remainder of the year)	$	132,710
2017		169,576
2018		149,623
2019		149,623
2020		149,623
Thereafter		740,966
	$	1,492,121

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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PAYROLL LIABILITIES:

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7: PAYROLL LIABILITIES:

Payroll liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Accrued bonus payable	$	498,623	$	555,345
Accrued payroll liabilities		116,288		510,179
Accrued payroll tax liabilities		110,023		93,811
Total payroll liabilities	$	724,934	$	1,159,335

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 8: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On December 16, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the NRLBH and NRL Investment Group, LLC (the “NRL Group”) pursuant to which the Company sold to the NRL Group all of its shares of common stock in the NRLBH as of that date. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company retained its ownership of the Preferred Stock of the NRLBH, which constitutes approximately 19% of the outstanding capital stock of the NRLBH, and which the Company will have the right to sell to the NRL Group on or after the fourth anniversary of the Purchase Agreement at the greater of $4,000,000 or fair market value. The Company has the right to receive earn-out payments from NRL Group starting in December 2016 up to a total of $10,000,000. The Earn-out Payments are payable to the Company each calendar month commencing with December 2016 and are equal to 6% of NRLBH gross sales calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The operations of the NRLBH sold to the NRL Group were accounted for as discontinued operations as the operations and cash flows of the discontinued business were eliminated from ongoing operations of the Company and there would not be significant involvement in the NRLBH’s operations after the disposal transaction.

The results of the NRLBH were segregated from continuing operations and reflected as a discontinued operations for the 2015 periods on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The loss from discontinued operations related to the operations of the NRLBH for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was as follows:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2015
Revenue	$	1,871,137
Cost of revenue		(1,206,311)
Gross profit		664,826
Expenses:
Selling expenses		201,008
Research and development expenses		231,424
General and administrative expenses		244,084
Other expenses, net		49,514
Net loss from discontinued operations	$	(61,204)

- Definition

The entire disclosure related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 9: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company is authorized to issue a total of 85,000,000 shares of stock consisting of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. The Company has designated 750,000 shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share through the filing of certificate of designation with the Delaware Secretary of State.

On May 19, 2014, the Company adopted a stockholder rights agreement which provides that all stockholders of record on May 26, 2014 received a non-taxable distribution of one preferred stock purchase right for each share of the Company’s common stock held by such stockholder. Each right is attached to and trades with the associated share of common stock. The rights will become exercisable only if one of the following occurs: (1) a person becomes an “Acquiring Person” by acquiring beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company’s common stock (or, in the case of a person who beneficially owned 15% or more of the Company’s common stock on the date the stockholder rights agreement was executed, by acquiring beneficial ownership of additional shares representing 2.0% of the Company’s common stock then outstanding (excluding compensatory arrangements)), or (2) a person commences a tender offer that, if consummated, would result in such person becoming an Acquiring Person. If a person becomes an Acquiring Person, each right will entitle the holder, other than the Acquiring Person and certain related parties, to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock with a market value that equals twice the exercise price of the right. The initial exercise price of each right is $15.00, so each holder (other than the Acquiring Person and certain related parties) exercising a right would be entitled to receive $30.00 worth of the Company’s common stock. If the Company is acquired in a merger or similar business combination transaction at any time after a person has become an Acquiring Person, each holder of a right (other than the Acquiring Person and certain related parties) will be entitled to purchase a similar amount of stock of the acquiring entity.

2015 and 2016 Issuances of Additional Shares to Aspire Capital

During the first quarter of 2015, we sold a total of 2,653,199 shares of common stock to Aspire Capital Fund, LLC (“Aspire Capital”) under the stock purchase agreement dated November 8, 2013 with aggregate gross proceeds to us of $4,292,349. No shares remain available for sale to Aspire Capital under the terms of the November 8, 2013 agreement with them.

On May 26, 2015, we entered into a new common stock purchase agreement with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC, which provided that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, Aspire Capital was committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of shares of our common stock over the 30-month term of the purchase agreement. Concurrently with entering into the purchase agreement, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with Aspire Capital, in which we agreed to file one or more registration statements, as permissible and necessary to register under the Securities Act of 1933, registering the sale of the shares of our common stock that have been and may be issued to Aspire Capital under the purchase agreement.

On November 11, 2015, we terminated the May 26, 2015 agreement with Aspire and entered into a new common stock purchase agreement. Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with Aspire Capital in which we agreed to register 6,086,207 shares of our common stock.

During the first quarter of 2016, we sold a total of 6,086,207 shares of Common Stock to Aspire Capital Fund LLC under the stock purchase agreement dated November 11, 2015 with aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $2,153,583. As a result, no shares remain available for sale to Aspire under this agreement.

2015 Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants

In June 2015, the Company entered into a Placement Agent Agreement with Roth Capital Partners, LLC. and Dawson James Securities, Inc. (the “2015 Placement Agents”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 1,454,003 shares of common stock at the purchase price of $1.15 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,610,997 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.14 per share for net proceeds of $5.2 million after deducting $577,790 of offering expenses (the “2015 Offering”). Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for $0.01 per share and all of these warrants had been exercised as of December 31, 2015.

Outstanding Warrants

As of March 31, 2016, warrants to purchase 6,033,426 shares of common stock were outstanding including:

	Outstanding
	Warrants to		Exercise
	Purchase Shares		Price		Expiration Date

2011 private placement		4,252,050	$	1.25 - 1.60	June 23, 2016
Acueity warrants		325,000		5.00	September 30, 2017
2014 public offering		1,166,849		3.00	January 29, 2019
Placement agent fees for Company’s offerings		242,027		2.12 – 12.43	March - November, 2018
Outside consulting		47,500	$	4.24	January 14, 2018
		6,033,426

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The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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NET LOSS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

NOTE 10: NET LOSS PER SHARE

The Company accounts for and discloses net loss per common share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares that would have been outstanding during the period assuming the issuance of common shares for all potential dilutive common shares outstanding. Potential common shares consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants. Because the inclusion of potential common shares would be anti-dilutive for all periods presented, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share.

The following table sets forth the number of potential common shares excluded from the calculation of net loss per diluted share for the three-month ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 because the effect of them would be anti-dilutive since the Company recorded net losses for both periods:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Options to purchase common stock		3,201,720		4,354,418
Warrants to purchase common stock		6,033,426		6,033,426
		9,235,146		10,387,844

INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 11: INCOME TAXES

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.

As a result of the Company’s cumulative losses, management has concluded that a full valuation allowance against the Company’s net deferred tax assets is appropriate. No income tax liabilities existed as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 due to the Company’s continuing operating losses.

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 12: CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had $2,632,657 and $3,465,895 in excess of the FDIC insured limit, respectively.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 13: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments

The future minimum lease payments due subsequent to March 31, 2016 under all non-cancelable operating and capital leases for the next five years are as follows:

	Operating
	Leases
Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2016	$	190,417
2017		3,750
Total minimum lease payments	$	194,167

The total rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $78,600 and $149,174, respectively. Rent expense was included in general and administrative expenses for both years.

Litigation and Contingencies

On October 10, 2013, a putative securities class action complaint, captioned Cook v. Atossa Genetics, Inc., et al., No. 2:13-cv-01836-RSM, was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against us, certain of the Company’s directors and officers and the underwriters of the Company November 2012 initial public offering. The complaint alleges that all defendants violated Sections 11 and 12(a)(2), and that the Company and certain of its directors and officers violated Section 15, of the Securities Act by making material false and misleading statements and omissions in the offering’s registration statement, and that we and certain of our directors and officers violated Sections 10(b) and 20A of the Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making false and misleading statements and omissions in the registration statement and in certain of our subsequent press releases and SEC filings with respect to our NAF specimen collection process, our ForeCYTE Breast Health Test and our MASCT device. This action seeks, on behalf of persons who purchased our common stock between November 8, 2012 and October 4, 2013, inclusive, damages of an unspecific amount.

On February 14, 2014, the Court appointed plaintiffs Miko Levi, Bandar Almosa and Gregory Harrison (collectively, the “Levi Group”) as lead plaintiffs, and approved their selection of co-lead counsel and liaison counsel. The Court also amended the caption of the case to read In re Atossa Genetics, Inc. Securities Litigation. No. 2:13-cv-01836-RSM. An amended complaint was filed on April 15, 2014. The Company and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint on May 30, 2014. The plaintiffs filed briefs in opposition to these motions on July 11, 2014. The Company replied to the opposition brief on August 11, 2014. On October 6, 2014 the Court granted defendants’ motion dismissing all claims against Atossa and all other defendants. The Court’s order provided plaintiffs with a deadline of October 26, 2014 to file a motion for leave to amend their complaint and the plaintiffs did not file such a motion by that date. On October 30, 2014, the Court entered a final order of dismissal. On November 3, 2014, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Court and have appealed the Court’s dismissal order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On February 11, 2015, plaintiffs filed their opening appellate brief. Defendants’ filed their answering brief on April 13, 2015, and plaintiffs filed their reply brief on May 18, 2015. A hearing for the appeal has not been set.

The Company believes this lawsuit is without merit and plans to defend itself vigorously; however, failure by the Company to obtain a favorable resolution of the claims set forth in the complaint could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. Currently, the amount of such material adverse effect cannot be reasonably estimated, and no provision or liability has been recorded for these claims as of March 31, 2016. The costs associated with defending and resolving the lawsuit and ultimate outcome cannot be predicted. These matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and the actual cost, as well as the distraction from the conduct of the Company’s business, will depend upon many unknown factors and management’s view of these may change in the future.

On January 28, 2016, the Company filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware captioned Atossa Genetics Inc. v. Besins Healthcare Luxembourg SARL, Case No. 1:16-cv-00045-UNA. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and for declaratory relief against Defendant Besins Healthcare Luxembourg SARL (“Besins”). The complaint was served upon Besins on February 15, 2016. The Company’s claims arise from Besins’ breach of an Intellectual Property License Agreement dated May 14, 2015 (the “License Agreement”), under which Besins licensed to the Company the worldwide exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Afimoxifene Topical Gel, or AfTG, for the potential treatment and prevention of hyperplasia of the breast. The complaint seeks compensatory damages, a declaration of the parties’ rights and obligations under the License Agreement, and injunctive relief. On March 7, 2016, Besins filed its response to the Company’s complaint, generally denying liability for the Company’s claims and asserting counterclaims for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and declaratory judgment. Besins seeks unspecified money damages and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, among other forms of relief, for its counterclaims. The Company filed its answer to Besins’ counterclaims on March 31, 2016, in which the Company disputed Besins’ allegations and denied that Besins is entitled to relief on its counterclaims. The litigation is presently awaiting a scheduling order from the court, after which the parties will commence discovery. The Company believes this counterclaim is without merit and plans to defend itself vigorously; however, failure by the Company to obtain a favorable resolution of the claims set forth in the complaint could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

NOTE 14: STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options and Incentive Plan

On September 28, 2010, the Board of Directors approved the adoption of the 2010 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2010 Plan, to provide for the grant of equity-based awards to employees, officers, non-employee directors and other key persons providing services to the Company. Awards of incentive options may be granted under the 2010 Plan until September 2020. No other awards may be granted under the 2010 Plan after the date that is 10 years from the date of stockholder approval. An aggregate of 1,000,000 shares were initially reserved for issuance in connection with awards granted under the 2010 Plan.

The following table presents the automatic additions to the 2010 Plan since inception pursuant to the “evergreen” terms of the 2010 Plan:

	Number of
January 1,	shares
2012		450,275
2013		516,774
2014		742,973
2015		983,362
2016		1,306,290
Total additional shares		3,999,674

The Company granted no additional options to purchase shares of common stock to employees and directors during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and no options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are 2,827,954 options available for grant under the 2010 Plan as of March 31, 2016.

Compensation costs associated with the Company’s stock options are recognized, based on the grant-date fair values of these options, over the requisite service period, or vesting period. Accordingly, the Company recognized stock based compensation expense of $192,457 and $148,869 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Options issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and their activities during the three months ended are as follows:

					Weighted-
					Average
			Weighted-		Contractual
			Average		Life
	Number of		Exercise		Remaining
	Underlying		Price Per		in		Aggregate
	Shares		Share		Years		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of January 1, 2016		3,613,944	$	2.40			$	-
Granted		-		-				-
Forfeited		(412,224)		1.51				-
Outstanding as of March 31, 2016		3,201,720		2.51		8.07	$	-
Exercisable as of March 31, 2016		1,724,319		3.17		7.56	$	-
Vested and expected to vest ⁽¹⁾		3,044,186	$	2.56		8.02	$	-

⁽¹⁾ vested shares and unvested shares after a forfeiture rate is applied

At March 31, 2016, there were 1,477,401 unvested options outstanding and the related unrecognized total compensation cost associated with these options was $1,233,702. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.43 years.

SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation:

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates:

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:

PREPAID EXPENSES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Prepaid expenses consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Prepaid insurance		112,743		104,954
Retainer and security deposits		39,218		39,218
Other		75,975		49,121
Total prepaid expenses	$	227,936	$	193,293

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Furniture and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Machinery and equipment	$	206,337	$	206,337
Leasehold improvements		83,539		79,518
Total furniture and equipment		289,876		285,855
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(143,906)		(114,287)
Total furniture and equipment, net	$	145,970	$	171,568

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Patents	$	1,630,000	$	1,630,000
Capitalized license costs		-		200,000
Software		113,540		113,540
Intangible assets		1,743,540		1,943,540
Less: Accumulated amortization		(251,419)		(242,975)
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,492,121	$	1,700,565

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Future estimated amortization expenses as of March 31, 2016 for the five succeeding years is as follows:

For the Year Ending December 31,	Amounts
2016 (includes the remainder of the year)	$	132,710
2017		169,576
2018		149,623
2019		149,623
2020		149,623
Thereafter		740,966
	$	1,492,121

PAYROLL LIABILITIES: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Payroll liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Accrued bonus payable	$	498,623	$	555,345
Accrued payroll liabilities		116,288		510,179
Accrued payroll tax liabilities		110,023		93,811
Total payroll liabilities	$	724,934	$	1,159,335

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal of Consolidate Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss [Table Text Block]

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2015
Revenue	$	1,871,137
Cost of revenue		(1,206,311)
Gross profit		664,826
Expenses:
Selling expenses		201,008
Research and development expenses		231,424
General and administrative expenses		244,084
Other expenses, net		49,514
Net loss from discontinued operations	$	(61,204)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights [Table Text Block]

As of March 31, 2016, warrants to purchase 6,033,426 shares of common stock were outstanding including:

	Outstanding
	Warrants to		Exercise
	Purchase Shares		Price		Expiration Date

2011 private placement		4,252,050	$	1.25 - 1.60	June 23, 2016
Acueity warrants		325,000		5.00	September 30, 2017
2014 public offering		1,166,849		3.00	January 29, 2019
Placement agent fees for Company’s offerings		242,027		2.12 – 12.43	March - November, 2018
Outside consulting		47,500	$	4.24	January 14, 2018
		6,033,426

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Tabular disclosure of warrants or rights issued. Warrants and rights outstanding are derivative securities that give the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame. Warrants are often included in a new debt issue to entice investors by a higher return potential. The main difference between warrants and call options is that warrants are issued and guaranteed by the company, whereas options are exchange instruments and are not issued by the company. Also, the lifetime of a warrant is often measured in years, while the lifetime of a typical option is measured in months. Disclose the title of issue of securities called for by warrants and rights outstanding, the aggregate amount of securities called for by warrants and rights outstanding, the date from which the warrants or rights are exercisable, and the price at which the warrant or right is exercisable.

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NET LOSS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
Options to purchase common stock		3,201,720		4,354,418
Warrants to purchase common stock		6,033,426		6,033,426
		9,235,146		10,387,844

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The future minimum lease payments due subsequent to March 31, 2016 under all non-cancelable operating and capital leases for the next five years are as follows:

	Operating
	Leases
Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2016	$	190,417
2017		3,750
Total minimum lease payments	$	194,167

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the automatic additions to the 2010 Plan since inception pursuant to the “evergreen” terms of the 2010 Plan:

	Number of
January 1,	shares
2012		450,275
2013		516,774
2014		742,973
2015		983,362
2016		1,306,290
Total additional shares		3,999,674

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Options issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and their activities during the three months ended are as follows:

					Weighted-
					Average
			Weighted-		Contractual
			Average		Life
	Number of		Exercise		Remaining
	Underlying		Price Per		in		Aggregate
	Shares		Share		Years		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of January 1, 2016		3,613,944	$	2.40			$	-
Granted		-		-				-
Forfeited		(412,224)		1.51				-
Outstanding as of March 31, 2016		3,201,720		2.51		8.07	$	-
Exercisable as of March 31, 2016		1,724,319		3.17		7.56	$	-
Vested and expected to vest ⁽¹⁾		3,044,186	$	2.56		8.02	$	-

NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended
NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details Textual)	Dec. 16, 2015 USD ($)
Nature Of Operations [Line Items]
Sale Of Stock Percentage	81.00%
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction	19.00%
Sale of Stock, Consideration Received on Transaction	$ 50,000
Monthly earn-out payments percentage of gross revenue	6.00%
Maximum gross revenue for Monthly earn-out payments	$ 10,000,000
Right to sell preferred stock after fours years	$ 4,000,000

GOING CONCERN (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
GOING CONCERN (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 2,327,540	$ 3,335,291
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total	2,882,657	9,728,369	$ 3,715,895	$ 8,500,718
Working Capital	2,100,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	$ (2,994,755)	$ (2,505,658)

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

+ References + Details

PREPAID EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets [Line Items]
Prepaid insurance	$ 112,743	$ 104,954
Retainer and security deposits	39,218	39,218
Other	75,975	49,121
Total prepaid expenses	$ 227,936	$ 193,293

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Machinery and equipment	$ 206,337	$ 206,337
Leasehold improvements	83,539	79,518
Total furniture and equipment	289,876	285,855
Less: accumulated depreciation	(143,906)	(114,287)
Total furniture and equipment, net	$ 145,970	$ 171,568

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation Expense	$ 29,619	$ 13,278

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Patents	$ 1,630,000	$ 1,630,000
Capitalized license costs	0	200,000
Software	113,540	113,540
Intangible assets	1,743,540	1,943,540
Less: accumulated amortization	(251,419)	(242,975)
Total intangible assets, net	$ 1,492,121	$ 1,700,565

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 1) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
2016 (includes the remainder of the year)	$ 132,710
2017	169,576
2018	149,623
2019	149,623
2020	149,623
Thereafter	740,966
Total intangible assets, net	$ 1,492,121	$ 1,700,565

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	$ 1,492,121		$ 1,700,565
Finite-Lived Patents, Gross	1,630,000		$ 1,630,000
NextCYTE Test Development [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets, Total	163,333
Disposal group including discontinued operations, Accumulated Depreciation	$ 36,666
Minimum [Member] \| Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years
Maximum [Member] \| Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	12 years
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 7,857	$ 8,717
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 37,253	$ 37,253

PAYROLL LIABILITIES: (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Payroll Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued bonus payable	$ 498,623	$ 555,345
Accrued payroll liabilities	116,288	510,179
Accrued payroll tax liabilities	110,023	93,811
Total payroll liabilities	$ 724,934	$ 1,159,335

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Expenses:
Net loss from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ (61,204)
National Reference Laboratory for Breast Health, Inc [Member]
Revenue		1,871,137
Cost of revenue		(1,206,311)
Gross profit		664,826
Expenses:
Selling expenses		201,008
Research and development expenses		231,424
General and administrative expenses		244,084
Other expenses, net		49,514
Net loss from discontinued operations		$ (61,204)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details Textual)	Dec. 16, 2015 USD ($)
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction	19.00%
Right to sell preferred stock after fours years	$ 4,000,000
Maximum gross revenue for Monthly earn-out payments	$ 10,000,000
National Reference Laboratory for Breast Health, Inc [Member]
Percentage of gross sale	6.00%

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016	May 19, 2014
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	6,033,426
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 15.00
2011 Private Placement [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	4,252,050
Expiration Dates of Class of Warrant or Right Not Date From Which Warrants or Rights Exercisable	Jun. 23, 2016
2011 Private Placement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 1.60
2011 Private Placement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 1.25
Acuiety Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	325,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 5.00
Expiration Dates of Class of Warrant or Right Not Date From Which Warrants or Rights Exercisable	Sep. 30, 2017
2014 Public Offering [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	1,166,849
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 3.00
Expiration Dates of Class of Warrant or Right Not Date From Which Warrants or Rights Exercisable	Jan. 29, 2019
Placement Agent Fee [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	242,027
Placement Agent Fee [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 12.43
Expiration Dates of Class of Warrant or Right Not Date From Which Warrants or Rights Exercisable	Nov. 30, 2018
Placement Agent Fee [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 2.21
Expiration Dates of Class of Warrant or Right Not Date From Which Warrants or Rights Exercisable	Mar. 31, 2018
Outside consulting firm [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	47,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 4.24
Expiration Dates of Class of Warrant or Right Not Date From Which Warrants or Rights Exercisable	Jan. 14, 2018

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) - USD ($)	May 26, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	May 19, 2014
Stockholder's Equity [Line Items]
Total Shares Authorized		85,000,000
Common Stock, Shares Authorized		75,000,000		75,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized		10,000,000		10,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		6,033,426
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					$ 15.00
Percentage of Common Stock Outstanding					2.00%
Entitled to Receive Worth of Common Stock					$ 30.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock		$ 2,166,537	$ 4,292,349
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholder's Equity [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized		750,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
2015 Public Offering [Member]
Stockholder's Equity [Line Items]
Share Price				$ 1.15
Issuance Of Prefunded Warrants				3,610,997
Prefunded Warrants Price				$ 1.14
Net Proceeds From Issuance Of Prefunded Warrants				$ 5,200,000
Prefunded Warrants Exercise Price				$ 0.01
Deferred Offering Costs				$ 577,790
Aspire Capital Fund, Llc [Member]
Stockholder's Equity [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		6,086,207	2,653,199
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	$ 25,000,000	$ 2,153,583	$ 4,292,349
Shares Agreed to Register in Common stock	6,086,207
Beneficial Owner [Member]
Stockholder's Equity [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					15.00%
Roth Capital Partners LLC And Dawson James Securities Inc [Member] \| 2015 Placement Agents [Member]
Stockholder's Equity [Line Items]
Shares, Issued				1,454,003

NET LOSS PER SHARE (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
NET LOSS PER SHARE (Details) - shares	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	9,235,146	10,387,844
Equity Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	3,201,720	4,354,418
Warrant [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	6,033,426	6,033,426

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Cash, FDIC Insured Amount	$ 250,000
Cash, Uninsured Amount	$ 2,632,657	$ 3,465,895

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Abstract]
2016	$ 190,417
2017	3,750
Total minimum lease payments	$ 194,167

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Line Items]
Other Research And Development And General And Administration Expenses	$ 78,600	$ 149,174

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details)	3 Months Ended
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	3,999,674
Plan 2012 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	450,275
Plan 2013 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	516,774
Plan 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	742,973
Plan 2015 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	983,362
Plan 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	1,306,290

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details 1)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

USD ($)

$ / shares

Share Based Compensation Stock Options Activity [Line Items]

Number of Underlying Shares, Outstanding as of January 1, 2016 (in shares) | shares

3,613,944

Number of Underlying Shares, Granted (in shares) | shares

Number of Underlying Shares, Forfeited (in shares) | shares

(412,224)

Number of Underlying Shares, Outstanding as of March 31, 2016 (in shares) | shares

3,201,720

Number of Underlying Shares, Exercisable as of March 31, 2016 (in shares) | shares

1,724,319

Number of Underlying Shares, Vested and expected to vest (in shares) | shares

3,044,186

^[1]

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Outstanding as of January 1, 2016 (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 2.40

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

1.51

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Outstanding as of March 31, 2016 (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

2.51

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Exercisable as of March 31, 2016 (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

3.17

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Vested and expected to vest (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 2.56

^[1]

Weighted-Average Contractual Life Remaining in Years, Outstanding as of March 31, 2016

8 years 25 days

Weighted-Average Contractual Life Remaining in Years, Exercisable as of March 31, 2016

7 years 6 months 22 days

Weighted-Average Contractual Life Remaining in Years, Vested and expected to vest

8 years 7 days

^[1]

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding as of January 1, 2015 | $

$ 0

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Granted (in dollars) | $

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Forfeited (in dollars) | $

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding as of March 31, 2016 | $

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable as of March 31, 2016 | $

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested and expected to vest | $

$ 0

^[1]

[1]	vested shares and unvested shares after a forfeiture rate is applied

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 28, 2010
Stock-based Compensation [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation	$ 192,457	$ 148,869
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	2 years 5 months 5 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares	1,477,401
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 1,233,702
Stock Option and Incentive Plan 2010 [Member]
Stock-based Compensation [Line Items]
Shares held in Employee Stock Option Plan, Suspense Shares			1,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	2,827,954