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BEDFORD, Mass., July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global leader in the osteoarthritis pain management and regenerative solutions spaces focused on early intervention orthopedics, today announced that on July 1, 2025, Anika granted non-statutory stock options (“Options”) covering an aggregate of 2,500 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $10.53, which equaled the closing price of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Closing Price”) on the grant date, to one newly hired non-executive employee. The grant was made pursuant to the Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, as amended, was approved by the compensation committee of the board of directors pursuant to a delegation of authority by the board of directors, and, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), was made as a material inducement to the grantee’s acceptance of employment with Anika as a component of the grantee’s employment compensation.

Munich, Germany – July 2, 2025 -- Ebenbuild, a company developing personalized, AI-enabled digital twins of lungs to support clinical decisions and digital clinical trials, today announced that it has received Euro 2.3 million funding under the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program to advance its digital twin platform technology. In addition, the EIC fund will invest up to €10 million in future equity financing rounds raised by Ebenbuild. The funding will support the market launch of Twinhale, the first in silico trial software built for pulmonary drug delivery. The investment also underpins Ebenbuild’s broader platform strategy to transform respiratory care through personalized lung simulation – from drug development to mechanical ventilation optimization in critical care.