SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced that Deirdre Y. Gillespie, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will present on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 10:30am Eastern Time during the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference. The conference will take place at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. An audio web cast of the presentation will be available through the Company’s Web site: http://www.ljpc.com.