Steven Ek

On May 29, 2020, Steven Ek was appointed as Vice President of Research and Development. Steve joined Anika Therapeutics, Inc. in February of 2020 following the acquisition of Arthrosurface, Inc. Steve brings over 30 years of product development experience to Anika. Most recently, Mr. Ek had served as President and CEO of Arthrosurface, Inc., which he Co-Founded in 2002. Prior to this role, Steve held several senior level research and development and engineering roles at Smith & Nephew, CONMED Corp., and Primo Medical Group.

Steve holds a B.E. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida.