UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2011

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 457-9000

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01   Other Events.

On February 14, 2011, Anika Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing the date of its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results conference call and providing a regulatory timing update.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index