Business Description	12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Business Description	NOTE 1 - Business Description Tamir Biotechnology, Inc. (formerly known as Alfacell Corporation) is a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 24, 1981. We are a biopharmaceutical company primarily engaged in the discovery, development, and licensing of a new class of antiviral therapeutic drugs for the treatment of pathological conditions. Our proprietary drug discovery and development program consists of novel therapeutics which are being developed from amphibian ribonucleases (“RNases”). Since 2011, Tamir’s focus has been its antiviral therapeutic drug development strategy and plan. The Company is engaged in the research, development, licensing and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms life threatening diseases. As of July 31, 2012, the Company is pursuing various available strategic alternatives to raise additional funds. The Company plans to continue the further development of its drug product candidates, which requires substantial capital for research, product development, and market development activities. The Company has not yet initiated marketing of a commercial drug product. Future product development will require clinical testing, regulatory approval, and substantial additional investment prior to commercialization. The future success of the Company is dependent on its ability to make progress in the development of its drug product candidates and, ultimately, upon its ability to attain future profitable operations through the successful manufacturing and marketing of those drug product candidates. There can be no assurance the Company will be able to obtain the necessary financing or regulatory approvals to be able to successfully develop, manufacture, and market its products, or attain successful future operations. Accordingly, the Company’s future success is uncertain. In addition, uncertainty exists as to the Company’s ability to protect its rights to patents and its proprietary information. There can also be no assurance that research and discoveries by others will not render some or all of the Company’s technology or drug product candidates noncompetitive or obsolete. Nor can there be any assurance that unforeseen problems will not develop with the Company’s technologies or applications, or that the Company will be able to address successfully technological challenges it encounters in its research and development programs. While the Company maintains insurance to cover the use of its drug product candidates in clinical trials, it does not maintain insurance covering the sale of its products nor is there any assurance that it will be able to obtain or maintain such insurance on acceptable terms or with adequate coverage against potential liabilities.

Business Description

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

NOTE 1 - Business Description

Tamir Biotechnology, Inc. (formerly known as Alfacell Corporation) is a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 24, 1981. We are a biopharmaceutical company primarily engaged in the discovery, development, and licensing of a new class of antiviral therapeutic drugs for the treatment of pathological conditions. Our proprietary drug discovery and development program consists of novel therapeutics which are being developed from amphibian ribonucleases (“RNases”). Since 2011, Tamir’s focus has been its antiviral therapeutic drug development strategy and plan.

The Company is engaged in the research, development, licensing and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms life threatening diseases. As of July 31, 2012, the Company is pursuing various available strategic alternatives to raise additional funds. The Company plans to continue the further development of its drug product candidates, which requires substantial capital for research, product development, and market development activities. The Company has not yet initiated marketing of a commercial drug product. Future product development will require clinical testing, regulatory approval, and substantial additional investment prior to commercialization. The future success of the Company is dependent on its ability to make progress in the development of its drug product candidates and, ultimately, upon its ability to attain future profitable operations through the successful manufacturing and marketing of those drug product candidates. There can be no assurance the Company will be able to obtain the necessary financing or regulatory approvals to be able to successfully develop, manufacture, and market its products, or attain successful future operations. Accordingly, the Company’s future success is uncertain.

In addition, uncertainty exists as to the Company’s ability to protect its rights to patents and its proprietary information. There can also be no assurance that research and discoveries by others will not render some or all of the Company’s technology or drug product candidates noncompetitive or obsolete. Nor can there be any assurance that unforeseen problems will not develop with the Company’s technologies or applications, or that the Company will be able to address successfully technological challenges it encounters in its research and development programs. While the Company maintains insurance to cover the use of its drug product candidates in clinical trials, it does not maintain insurance covering the sale of its products nor is there any assurance that it will be able to obtain or maintain such insurance on acceptable terms or with adequate coverage against potential liabilities.

Tamir Biotechnology, Inc. 10-K