Anika Therapeutics Appoints Jeffery S. Thompson to its Board

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

today announced that it has appointed Jeffery S. Thompson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc., to its Board of Directors. ABT is a Georgia-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the treatment and management of scars. With the addition of Mr. Thompson, Anika has increased the number of board seats to seven.