WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that Constance H. Garrison has joined the Company as Vice President of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs. Garrison comes to Anika from German-based Miltenyi Biotec, Inc., where she had been vice president, Regulatory Affairs for the past three years. In her role at Miltenyi Biotec, she also led the company’s U.S. quality assurance team.
“Connie brings more than two decades of broad experience in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, clinical affairs and product development to Anika,” said Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., Anika’s president and chief executive officer. “We look forward to leveraging Connie’s expertise as we seek to develop a series of cosmetic tissue augmentation line extensions and to enhance our pipeline of products to address a range of joint health indications. We welcome Connie to our team and look forward to her contributions.”
Prior to her tenure at Miltenyi, Garrison served for seven years at Massachusetts-based BioTransplant Incorporated/Eligix, Inc., advancing to the position of vice president of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance. She began her career at Coulter Corporation in Florida, where she served in roles of increasing responsibility in R&D, marketing and product development.
Garrison received an M.B.A. in marketing from Barry University in Florida and a B.A. in natural sciences from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. She holds several patents and received her Regulatory Affairs Certification from the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society in 1998.
About Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (http://www.anikatherapeutics.com) develops, manufactures and commercializes therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing and repair. These products are based on hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring, biocompatible polymer found throughout the body. Anika products include OrthoVisc(R), a treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee available internationally and marketed in the U.S. by DePuy Mitek, and Hyvisc(R), a treatment for equine osteoarthritis marketed in the U.S. by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Anika manufactures Amvisc(TM) and Amvisc Plus(TM), HA viscoelastic products for ophthalmic surgery. It also produces STAARVISC(TM)-II, which is distributed by STAAR Surgical company and Shellgel(TM) for Cytosol Ophthalmics, Inc.
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Contacts: Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., CEO Kevin W. Quinlan, CFO (781) 932-6616
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
CONTACT: Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., CEO or Kevin W. Quinlan, CFO of AnikaTherapeutics, Inc., +1-781-932-6616
Web site: http://www.anikatherapeutics.com/
