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pharma · Carcinoma, Non-small-cell Lung · Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus · LGND

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS

Ligand Pharmaceuticals is a pharma organization headquartered in Jupiter, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker LGND. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Carcinoma, Non-small-cell Lung, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sarcom

555 Heritage Dr, Suite 200, Jupiter, Florida 33458, US HQ
1987 Founded
130 Employees
Public company Type
LGND · NYSE Ticker
Company details
Status
Public
HQ
555 Heritage Dr, Suite 200, Jupiter, Florida 33458, US
Founded
1987
Employees
130
Programs
34
Drugs
25
Patents
133

Quick answer

Ligand Pharmaceuticals is a pharma organization headquartered in Jupiter, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker LGND. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Carcinoma, Non-small-cell Lung, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, Hypertension. NovaPharmaNews links 34 clinical program(s), 0 drug profile(s), and 133 patent record(s) to this entity from public FDA, EMA, ClinicalTrials.gov, and USPTO sources. Pipeline phase mix: phase 2 (22), phase 1 (7), phase 3 (3).

Company snapshot

Ligand is a biopharmaceutical company enabling scientific advancement through supporting the clinical development of high-value medicines. Ligand does this by providing financing, licensing our technologies or both. Our business model seeks to generate value for stockholders by creating a diversified portfolio of biotech and pharmaceutical product revenue streams that are supported by an efficient

  • 34 active pipeline program(s) linked via ClinicalTrials.gov.
  • 133 US patent(s) indexed to this assignee profile.
  • 34 trial update(s) in the last 12 months.

Public regulatory, clinical, patent, and corporate records for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS. Not investment advice.

Lead pipeline drugs

Active clinical programs

Momentum

Proprietary activity score for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS.

1 active signal

20 /100 +0 vs 30 days ago

Signal breakdown

  • Clinical trials 38 30d
  • Nova articles 0 30d
  • Patents filed 0 30d
  • FDA actions 0 30d
  • SEC filings 0 30d
  • Conference presentations 0 90d
  • Pipeline advances 0 30d

Competitor landscape

Therapeutic-area overlap peers from registry and pipeline signals.

Recent activity

Latest pipeline, patent, and corporate events for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS.

  1. Clinical update

    Ramipril tablet 10 mg — Phase 1

  2. Clinical update

    Ramipril/Hydrochlorothiazide tablet 10 mg/25 mg — Phase 1

  3. Clinical update

    ONTAK (denileukin difitox, DAB389IL-2) — Approved

  4. Clinical update

    Intravenous Carbamazepine (IV CBZ) — Phase 3

  5. Clinical update

    erlotinib (Tarceva) and bexarotene (Targretin) — Unknown

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Quick answers

Common questions about this sponsor — for analysts and search.

  • What is LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS?

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals is a pharma organization headquartered in Jupiter, USA. It trades on NYSE under ticker LGND. Primary therapeutic focus areas include Carcinoma, Non-small-cell Lung, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, Hypertension. NovaPha

  • Is LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS publicly traded?

    Yes. LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS is listed with ticker LGND on NYSE per SEC EDGAR records linked on this profile.

  • What drugs does LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS develop or market?

    We link 25 drug profile(s) where LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS is an originator or marketer in FDA or regional approval metadata. See the drug portfolio table on https://novapharmanews.com/companies/ligand-pharmaceuticals-inc#company-drugs.

  • What are the latest developments for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS?

    In the last 12 months our linked public records show 34 trial program update(s) and 2 US patent grant(s) tied to this profile.

  • What therapeutic areas does LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS focus on?

    LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS focuses on Carcinoma, Non-small-cell Lung, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sarcoma, Kaposi based on our analysis of their pipeline programs and drug development activities.

Therapeutic focus

Therapeutic area distribution

Pipeline concentration by therapeutic area from linked clinical programs.

Programs by therapeutic area

Others
33
Cardiology
5
Oncology
5
Infectious Disease
4
Immunology
3
Neurology
3