Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 9, 2009 relating to the
financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which appears in Anika Therapeutics, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston, MA
June 19, 2009