Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc - Company Profile
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (Ligand) is a biopharmaceutical royalty aggregator. It majorly focuses on funding programs in mid- to late-stage drug development for economic rights, purchasing royalty rights in the development stage or commercial biopharmaceutical products, and licensing our technology to help partners discover and develop medicines for various conditions, including cancer, kidney disease, and infectious diseases. It offers infrastructure-light royalty-generating IP technology platforms, known as Captisol, a chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs, and NITRICIL, an adjustable drug release profile to allow proprietary formulations that target a broad range of indications. The company operates active DMFs in Japan, China, Canada, and the US. Ligand is headquartered in San Diego, California, the US.
Headquarters
United States of America
Address
Suite 200, 555 Heritage Drive, Jupiter, Florida, 33458
Website
www.ligand.com
Telephone
1 858 5507500
No of Employees
47
Industry
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
LGND (NASD)
Revenue (2024)
$268.1M
60.4%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
3186.6%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$4.6B
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
2,026.1%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Technologies: | Ligand |
| Chemically Modified Cyclodextrin | BEPro |
| Nitric Oxide's Naturally Occurring Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory | Captisol |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In September, the company entered into a co-development agreement with Sequel Med Tech to integrate AT278 (500U/mL) with Sequel’s twiist Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) system. |
| 2025 | Financing Agreements | In August, the company invested US$40 million in Orchestra BioMed Holdings. |
| 2025 | Divestiture | In July, the company merged its subsidiaries LNHC Inc and CHRO Merger Sub Inc with Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc | Gilead Sciences Inc | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | Atara Biotherapeutics Inc | TransGenic Group Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | Japan |
| City | Jupiter | Foster City | Tarrytown | Thousand Oaks | Fukuoka |
| State/Province | Florida | California | New York | California | Fukuoka |
| No. of Employees | 47 | 17,000 | 15,410 | 35 | 241 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Kozarich, PhD | Chairman | Executive Board | 2007 | 75 |
| Todd C. Davis | Director; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2022 | 64 |
| Tavo Espinoza | Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2022 | 54 |
| Andrew Reardon | Chief Legal Officer | Senior Management | 2022 | 50 |
| James Pipkin, PhD | Vice President - New Product Development | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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