LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC — Investor Relations & Filings

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company that functions as a capital and technology partner to the life sciences industry. The company's business model focuses on acquiring and developing royalty-generating assets by investing in the clinical development and commercialization of medicines. It manages a large, diverse portfolio of economic rights to partnered programs across therapeutic areas such as oncology, kidney disease, diabetes, and rare conditions. In addition to its royalty business, Ligand develops and licenses its proprietary technology platforms to a global network of biopharmaceutical partners. Its key technologies include Captisol®, a chemically modified cyclodextrin used to improve the solubility and stability of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and the NITRICIL™ platform.