Anika Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Bedford, Massachusetts that specializes in developing, manufacturing, and commercializing therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing, and repair.

^[3]The company develops and manufactures therapeutic products for tissue protection utilizing hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring polymer in humans.

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Anika’s proprietary technologies for modifying the HA molecule allow product properties to be tailored specifically to therapeutic use.

And their patented technology chemically modifies HA to allow for longer residence time in the body.

These technologies are protected by an extensive portfolio of owned and licensed patents.

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The company will begin manufacturing in Bedford rather than Italy to improve their efficiency in manufacturing.

In June of 2015, they reached an agreement with University of Massachusetts Amherst to collaborate on research and move to commercialization.

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