Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Enters Lymphoseek® Development And Commercialization Agreement For China

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DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NAVB) has entered an exclusive agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hainan Sinotau Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a pharmaceutical organization with a broad China focus in oncology and other therapeutic areas, who will develop and commercialize Lymphoseek® (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection in China. In exchange, Navidea will earn revenue based on unit sales to Sinotau, a royalty based on Sinotau’s sales of Lymphoseek and up to $2.5 million in milestones from Sinotau, including a $300,000 upfront payment. Lymphoseek is a novel, receptor-targeted, small-molecule radiopharmaceutical approved in the U.S. for use in lymphatic mapping to assist in the detection of lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer or melanoma and for use in guiding sentinel lymph node biopsy in certain oral cancer patients.

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