SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announced today that John Higgins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ligand, will present at the JMP Securities 7th Annual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (7:00 a.m. Pacific Time). The conference takes place at the Peninsula hotel in New York. Ligand’s presentation had previously been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Eastern on July 12th.