Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] | 11. Equity Incentive Plan Equity Incentive Plan The Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2017 “2017 June 13, 2017 June 18, 2019, June 16, 2020, June 16, 2021 June 8, 2022. June 8, 2022, 2017 2017 may 2017 no 4.85 may 2017 March 31, 2023 2017 The Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 November 4, 2021. may not 2017 March 31, 2023 The Company may three ten The Company presents the expenses related to stock-based compensation awards in the same expense line items as cash compensation paid to each of its employees as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Cost of revenue $ 184 $ 176 Research and development 517 367 Selling, general and administrative 3,016 2,002 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 3,717 $ 2,545 Stock Options Stock options are granted to purchase common shares at prices that are equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date the options are granted or, in the case of premium options, are granted with an exercise price at 110% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Options generally vest in equal annual installments over a period of three 10 The following summarizes the activity under the Company’s stock option plans: Weighted Average Weighted Remaining Aggregate Average Contractual Intrinsic Number of Exercise Term Value Options Price (in years) (in thousands) Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 1,530,703 $ 34.93 Granted 339,145 $ 29.68 Exercised (637 ) $ 10.87 $ 13 Forfeited and canceled (11,212 ) $ 39.77 Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 1,857,999 $ 33.95 8.2 $ 632 Vested, March 31, 2023 915,798 $ 37.08 7.4 $ 82 Vested or expected to vest, March 31, 2023 1,857,999 $ 33.95 8.2 $ 632 The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised for the three March 31, 2023 three March 31, 2023. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted. The calculation of the fair value of stock options is affected by the stock price on the grant date, the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock over the expected term of the award, the expected life of the award, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model for options granted during the three March 31, 2023 2022, Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Risk free interest rate 3.5 % - 4.3 % 1.3 % - 1.9 % Expected volatility 48.7 % - 49.4 % 53.8 % - 54.6 % Expected life (years) 4.5 4.5 Expected dividend yield 0.0 % 0.0 % Fair value per option $ 11.71 $ $ 11.37 As of March 31, 2023, Restricted Stock Units RSUs generally vest in equal annual installments over a three RSU activity for the three March 31, 2023 Weighted Number of Average Shares Fair Value Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 675,405 $ 28.40 Granted 368,169 $ 26.91 Vested (177,611 ) $ 28.98 Forfeited and cancelled (15,010 ) $ 27.34 Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 850,953 $ 27.65 The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of RSUs granted was $26.91 and $25.75 for the three March 31, 2023 2022, three March 31, 2023 2022, As of March 31, 2023, Performance Stock Units PSU activity for the three March 31, 2023 Number of Shares Weighted Average Fair Value Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 117,897 $ 34.98 Forfeited and cancelled (117,897 ) $ 34.98 Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 - $ - The total fair value of PSUs vested was $0 and $0.6 million for the three March 31, 2023 2022. March 31, 2023, no |