EX-23.1 5 a2191303zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
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EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-06275, 333-66831, 333-79047, 333-58264 and 333-110326) of Anika Therapeutics, Inc. of our report dated March 9, 2009 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 9, 2009



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