- CEO
- Todd C. Davis
- Full Time Employees
- 68
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Pharmaceuticals
- Address
- 555 Heritage Drive Jupiter United States of America
- IPO Date
- Jun 16, 2004
- Business
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqCM: LGND) develops and acquires technologies that help pharmaceutical companies discover and develop medicines worldwide. The company offers Captisol-enabled products, including Kyprolis, a proteasome inhibitor for multiple myeloma treatment; Novartis' Vidaza and Dacogen, hypomethylating agents for myelodysplastic syndromes; Baxter's Abraxane, an albumin-bound chemotherapy for breast, lung, and pancreatic cancers; and other Captisol-enabled formulations such as AmBisome for fungal infections and REZLIDHIA for acute myeloid leukemia. Ligand provides the Pelican platform for expression of difficult-to-express proteins; the OmniAb platform, a transgenic animal-based antibody discovery technology encompassing OmniChicken, OmniRat, OmniMouse, and OmniFlic offerings; and Filancyl polymer technology for dermal fillers. The company operates primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with headquarters in Carlsbad, California, where it was founded in 1987. In recent developments, Ligand has expanded through strategic partnerships and licensing deals, including collaborations for antibody discovery using OmniAb and new Captisol-enabled drug formulations launched in partnership with major pharmaceutical firms over the past two years.