UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 15, 2014

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35076	31-1080091
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

5600 Blazer Parkway, Suite 200, Dublin, Ohio	43017
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (614) 793-7500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 15, 2014, Macrophage Therapeutics, a business unit of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), hosted a conference and webinar to present research data from independent academic collaborators in connection with potential therapeutic applications of its Manocept™ platform in Kaposi’s Sarcoma and other diseases. The data was summarized in a press release issued by the Company on December 15, 2014. A copy of the Company’s December 15, 2014, press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. press release dated December 15, 2014, entitled “Data Presented by Independent Academic Collaborators Demonstrate Ability of Novel Manocept™ Immunotherapy to Kill Activated Macrophages from KS Patients.”

Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K which relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as statements about the Company’s plans and strategies, expectations for future financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, and markets for the Company’s products, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due to many factors including, but not limited to, the Company’s continuing operating losses, uncertainty of market acceptance, reliance on third party manufacturers, accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital funding, dependence on limited product line and distribution channels, competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience, and other risks detailed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: December 17, 2014	By:	/s/ Brent L. Larson
		Brent L. Larson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer