Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Welcomes Dana J Moss, JD to Board of Directors; Amit Bhalla Steps Down

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NAVB) (“Navidea” or the “Company”), a company focused on the development of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics, today announced Dana J Moss, JD has joined the Company’s Board of Directors, adding depth in legal advice, strategic business, life sciences and technology in line with Navidea’s stated objectives and its Fix, Fund, Propel approach to advancing innovative technology to market. Separately, Amit Bhalla has stepped down from the Company’s Board.

Experienced Legal Professional, Focused Life Sciences and Technology Expertise

Dana J Moss, JD joins Navidea’s Board of Directors with demonstrated leadership and legal expertise within innovative organizations focused on life sciences and technology driven products. Moss’s career and expertise within both private and public entities bolsters the Board’s ability to guide business strategy, mitigate risks and deliver stockholder value.

“Dana Moss’s addition allows Navidea to level-up expertise in several important areas within the Board,” said Dr. Jason Myers, Owner and Founder of G2G Ventures. “She is a demonstrated expert and professional in the truest sense, with a career that includes strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, governance, litigation, and risk mitigation. Dana understands where we are and where we are heading, and has the skills and experience to guide Navidea’s technology and assets to the forefront.”

Dana J Moss previously served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Sequencing Health, Inc., where she was responsible for all legal, regulatory, compliance, and intellectual property matters, led strategy related to fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, and oversaw finance, corporate governance and human resources functions. Her previous experience includes serving as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary at Genapsys, Inc., as a Partner at Cooley LLP with a focus on Commercial Litigation, Program Manager at Mantech International Corporation, and as a Special Agent and Operations Officer of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Ms. Moss earned a Bachelor of Science at the United Air Force Academy, where she was a distinguished graduate, a Master of Arts in Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin as a USAFA Graduate School Scholarship recipient, and a Juris Doctorate at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. Dana is a 2021 Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and has served on the organizing Board of MissionLink, a nonprofit membership organization for C-level executives of high growth technology companies.