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Ligand to Present at the Oppenheimer 21st Annual Healthcare Conference on November 2


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SAN DIEGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer John L. Higgins will present at the Oppenheimer 21st Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 9:40 a.m. Eastern time (6:40 a.m. Pacific). The conference takes place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Companya™s website [ www.ligand.com ]. A replay of the presentation will be archived on the site for 30 days.

About Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Ligand discovers and develops novel drugs that address critical unmet medical needs of patients for a broad spectrum of diseases including hepatitis, muscle wasting, Alzheimer's disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, anemia, COPD, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. Ligand's proprietary drug discovery and development programs are based on advanced cell-based assays, tissue-specific receptor ligand interactions and gene-expression tools. Among its peers, we believe Ligand has assembled one of the largest portfolio of assets including commercial therapies developed in partnership with pharmaceutical companies. Ligand has alliances with the world's leading pharmaceutical companies including GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck, Pfizer, Roche, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca, and has more than 30 programs in various stages of development.


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