SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer John L. Higgins and Dr. Martin Meglasson, Vice President of Discovery Research, will be presenting at the Seventh Annual Needham & Company, LLC Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time (12:30 p.m. Pacific). The conference takes place at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.
