Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Amortization expense	$ 56,246	$ 56,246	$ 112,492	$ 112,492
Cell lines [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Intangible assets	5,000,500		5,000,500
Discovery Platform [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Intangible assets	1,450,500		1,450,500
Trade name and trademarks [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Intangible assets	637,500		637,500
Assembled Workforce [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Intangible assets	$ 282,500		$ 282,500
Assembled workforce expected useful life			10 years
Method for Detecting Binding Events [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			U.S. patent that is expected to expire in about 2021.
Flow Method and Apparatus for Screening Chemicals [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			The U.S., Europe, Japan and Singapore, such patents are expected to expire in 2022.
Method and Apparatus for Detecting Chemical Binding [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			10 issued patents in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Singapore; such patents are expected to expire in 2023.
Drug Development and Manufacturing [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			U.S. patent that is expected to expire in about 2021.
Advanced Drug Development and Manufacturing [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			20 issued foreign patents, in Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong, expected to expire in about 2026, and a pending application in the U.S. which, if issued, is expected to expire between 2021-2026.
Well Plate/Apparatus for Preparing Samples for Measurement [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			Issued over 15 issued patents in the U.S. Europe, and Japan, which are expected to expire in about 2028, and a pending application in the U.S. which, if issued, is also expected to expire in 2028.
Method and Apparatus for Measuring Protein Post Translational Modification [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			Expected to expire in about 2028 and pending applications in U.S. and Japan, which, if issued, are also expected to expire in about 2028.
Method and Apparatus for Measuring Analyte Transport Across Barriers [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			Includes 3 issued U.S. patents and issued patents in China and Hong Kong, which are expected to expire in about 2030/2031, and pending applications in U.S., Europe, and China, which, if issued, are also expected to expire in about 2030.
Method for Analysis Using X-Ray Fluorescence [Member]
Intangible Assets (Textual)
Expiration date of patents, description			4 issued U.S. patents, which is expected to expire in 2031, and a pending U.S. patent application which, if issued, is expected to expire in 2031.

Icagen, Inc. 10-Q