DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NAVB), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on precision diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced that Dr. Thomas Tulip, Navidea’s EVP and Chief Business Officer, was invited to present at two Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) conferences: Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Private Partner Scientific Board meeting and the German Nuclear Medicine Convention. Focused on Navidea’s AZD4694 radiopharmaceutical imaging biomarker for the detection of cerebral amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, Dr. Tulip’s presentations highlighted AZD4694 background, status and strong attributes, such as high sensitivity and low non-target accumulation. These and other characteristics of the agent appear to make it an excellent candidate as a biomarker to facilitate enhanced therapeutic drug development.
