SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOMX) today announced that Richard Pascoe, the company’s recently named president and chief executive officer, will present a company update at the Thomas Weisel 2008 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 4:25 p.m. Eastern time. The conference will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.