Anika Therapeutics Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

BEDFORD, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2009-- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANIK) today announced that it plans to issue its fourth-quarter 2008 financial results after the close of the market on  Thursday, March 5, 2009 . The Company plans to hold a conference call the next day ( Friday, March 6 ) at  9:00 a.m. ET  to discuss its financial results, business highlights and outlook. In addition, the Company will answer questions concerning business and financial developments and trends, and other business and financial matters affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed.

To listen to the conference call, dial 866-543-6407 (International callers dial 617-213-8898) and use the passcode 40329649. Please call approximately 10 minutes before the starting time and reference Anika Therapeutics. In addition, the conference call will be available to interested parties through a live audio webcast in the "Investor Relations" section of Anika’s website, www.anikatherapeutics.com. An accompanying slideshow presentation also can be accessed via the Anika Therapeutics website. The call will be archived and accessible on the same website shortly after the conclusion of the call.

The webcast also is being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.comThomson's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

About Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

Headquartered in Bedford, Mass.Anika Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing and repair. These products are based on hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring, biocompatible polymer found throughout the body. Anika’s products include ORTHOVISC®, a treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee available internationally and marketed in the U.S. by DePuy Mitek; HYVISC®, a treatment for equine osteoarthritis marketed in the U.S. by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.; the ELEVESS™ family of aesthetic dermatology products for facial wrinkles, scar remediation and lip augmentation; AMVISC®, AMVISC® Plus, STAARVISC™-II and Shellgel™ injectable viscoelastic HA products for ophthalmic surgery; INCERT®, an HA-based anti-adhesive for surgical applications; ORTHOVISC®mini a treatment for osteoarthritis targeting small joints and available in Europe; MONOVISC™ a single-injection osteoarthritis product based on our proprietary cross-linking technology and also available in Europe and Turkey; and next generation products for joint health and aesthetic dermatology based on the Company’s proprietary, chemically modified HA.

 

Source: Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., CEO
Kevin W. Quinlan, CFO
Tel: 781-457-9000

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