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Note 1 - Nature of Business | 12 Months Ended
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Nature of Operations [Text Block] | 1. Nature of Business Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a global, integrated joint preservation and regenerative therapies company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The Company aims to be the global leader in its space with innovative technologies that exceed its customers’ expectations. The Company is committed to delivering therapies to improve the lives of patients across a continuum of care from joint pain management therapies to orthopedic joint preservation and restoration. The Company has nearly thirty years of global expertise commercializing more than twenty products based on its hyaluronic acid, or HA, technology platform, and the Company is focused on adding innovative and differentiated offerings to its portfolio. The Company’s proprietary technologies for modifying the HA molecule allow product properties to be tailored specifically to therapeutic use. The Company’s patented technology chemically modifies HA to allow for longer residence time in the body. The Company has two forms of cross-linked HA gel technologies, and a solid form of HA technology – HYAFF which is the platform for our regenerative medicine. These proprietary technologies are protected by an extensive portfolio of owned and licensed patents. In early 2020, the Company expanded its overall technology platform through its strategic acquisitions of Parcus Medical, LLC (“Parcus Medical”), a sports medicine implant and instrumentation solutions provider focused on surgical repair and reconstruction of ligaments and tendons and Arthrosurface, Incorporated (“Arthrosurface”) a joint preservation technology company specializing in less invasive joint replacement solutions. The Company expects the Parcus Medical and Arthrosurface acquisitions to drive growth by broadening Anika's product portfolio into joint preservation and restoration, adding high-growth revenue streams, expanding its commercial capabilities, diversifying its revenue base, and expanding its product pipeline and research and development expertise. The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology and medical device industries including, but not limited to, development by the Company or its competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, commercialization of existing and new products, and compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and foreign regulations and approval requirements, as well as the ability to grow the Company’s business through appropriate commercial strategies.

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