Anika Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: ANIK) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

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Anika Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq:ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedic medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid "HA" technology, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its 25 year anniversary.

In honor of the occasion, Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell. 

Where:Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:Tuesday, February 28, 2017 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET 

Anika Therapeutics Media Contact:Katie Engleman(910) [e-mail]

Nasdaq MarketSite:Emily Pan(646) [e-mail]

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About Anika Therapeutics, Inc.Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANIK) is a global, integrated orthopedic medicines company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. Anika is committed to improving the lives of patients with degenerative orthopedic diseases and traumatic conditions with clinically meaningful therapies along the continuum of care, from palliative pain management to regenerative cartilage repair. The Company has over two decades of global expertise developing, manufacturing, and commercializing more than 20 products based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (HA) technology. Anika's orthopedic medicine portfolio includes ORTHOVISC®, MONOVISC®, and CINGAL®, which alleviate pain and restore joint function by replenishing depleted HA, and HYALOFAST®, a solid HA-based scaffold to aid cartilage repair and regeneration. For more information about Anika, please visit www.anikatherapeutics.com.

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