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 BIO CEO and Investor Conference on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time). The conference takes place at Waldorf-Astoria in New York.