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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171227
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180102

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000898437
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				043145961
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14027
		FILM NUMBER:		18501808

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		32 WIGGINS AVENUE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(781) 457-9000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		32 WIGGINS AVENUE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970114

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANIKA RESEARCH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930309
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">UNITED STATES</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 27, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Anika Therapeutics, Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">32 Wiggins Avenue, Bedford, MA 01730</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><I>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code: </I>781-457-9000</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><I>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">On December 27, 2017, Dana Alexander resigned his role as our Chief
Operations Officer effective January 12, 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Anika Therapeutics, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%">Dated: January 2, 2018</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Sylvia Cheung</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Sylvia Cheung</TD></TR>
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