Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NEOP) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NEOP) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Navidea) is a biomedical company engaged in the development and commercialization of innovative oncology products for enhancing patient care and improve patient outcome. It is specialized in the development of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products. The company is focused on improving the cancer surgery outcomes by utilizing its gamma detection devices in combination with radio-pharmaceutical agents. The company has a wide network of distributors where in it markets its products around the world.

The product portfolio of the company includes gamma detection devices that are used in cancer surgery and blood flow measurement products. Gamma detection devices include its neo2000 gamma detection systems, detector probes and accessories that are marketed worldwide for surgical procedures called intraoperative lymphatic mapping (ILM) and blood flow measurement products are used for a variety of clinical needs, including intra-operative quantification, real-time monitoring, non-invasive diagnostics and for the evaluation of blood flow. Navidea through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardiosonix Ltd has developed a line of blood flow measurement products.

The product pipeline of the company includes the following technology platforms: lymphoseek, a radioactive tracing agent which is being developed for use in connection with the gamma detection devices in a surgical procedure called as Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping (ILM); RIGScan CR provides surgeons with real-time information for locating tumor deposits which are not detectable by conventional methods and activated cellular therapy (ACT) uses the RIGS system for surgically locating specialized lymph node cells which can be grown and activated in a proprietary procedure. Neoprobe has formed a new subsidiary for exploring the development of ACT.

Navidea, in cooperation with University of California, San Diego affiliate (UCSD) has completed or initiated 5 Phase 1 clinical trials and a multi-center phase 2 and three multi-center phase 3 trials involving Lymphoseek.

During the fiscal year ended 2010 the company has generated $9.8m from the US sales, $0.18 million from international sales and $0.1 million from license and other revenues. During the fiscal year ended 2010, the company spent $9.22m towards its research and development activities.

In May 2011, the company signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to sell its Navidea GDS line of gamma detection device systems to Devicor Medical Products, Inc.

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Key Recent Developments

Feb 29, 2012: Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Reports Q4 2011 Results
Feb 08, 2012: Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Opens Boston-Area Business And Commercial Development Office
Jan 19, 2012: Banner Institute Presents Data On Navidea’s AZD4694 At 6th Annual HAI Meeting
Jan 05, 2012: Neoprobe Changes Name To Navidea Biopharmaceuticals
Dec 15, 2011: Neoprobe Announces Resignation Of David Bupp As Director

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