Anika Therapeutics Inc. appointed venture-backed biotech Keratin Biosciences Inc.'s president and CEO Cheryl Blanchard as an independent director.

Blanchard is also serving on the boards of SeaSpine Holdings Corp., CeramTec GmbH, Elute Inc. and Bio2 Technologies Inc.

Anika said Blanchard's appointment expanded the board to seven directors, the company said in a Sept. 5 news release, adding that it is looking to appoint an additional director in the coming months.