SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, John L. Higgins will be presenting fourth quarter 2009 financial results and provide general business updates at the BIO CEO and Investor Conference on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (6:00 a.m. Pacific). The conference takes place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.