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Recent Other Equity and Common Stock Transactions (Details)

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Recent Other Equity and Common Stock Transactions (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Other equity and common stock transactions        
Warrants issued to purchase shares 1,771,647us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights   1,771,647us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights  
Dividends paid $ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock $ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock $ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock $ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
Number of warrants exercised 110,750oncs_WarrantsExercised   110,750oncs_WarrantsExercised  
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises $ 775,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises   $ 775,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises  
Minimum        
Other equity and common stock transactions        
Warrants exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 5.20us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
  $ 5.20us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Maximum        
Other equity and common stock transactions        
Warrants exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 24.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
  $ 24.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember