Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
List of Tables 6
List of Figures 7
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018 8
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Deals By Type, 2012 to YTD 2018 9
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Region, 2012 to YTD 2018 10
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Therapy Area, 2012 to YTD 2018 11
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Medical Devices Deals, 2012 to YTD 2018 13
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals Summary, 2012 to YTD 2018 14
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deal Details 19
Asset Purchase 19
Ligand Pharma Acquires Financial Rights to More Than 15 Biologic Development Programs from Selexis for USD4 Million 19
Ligand Pharma Acquires Financial Rights To Over 15 Biologic Development Programs Of Selexis 20
Venture Financing 21
Nucorion Pharma Raises USD5 Million in Series A Venture Financing 21
Partnerships 22
Ligand Pharma Enters into Agreement with venBio 22
Ligand Pharma Enters into Agreement with AiCuris 23
Symphogen Enters Into Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology 24
Hovione FarmaCiencia Enters Into Co-Promotion Agreement With Ligand For Captisol Technology 25
Open Monoclonal Technology Enters Into Agreement With CNA Development For OmniRat Antibody 26
Open Monoclonal Expands Agreement with CNA Development 27
Crystal Biosciences Enters Into Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology For Gel-Encapsulated Microenvironment Technology 28
Single Cell Technology Enters Into Co-Development Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology 29
Trellis Bioscience Enters Into Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology To Discover Human Therapeutic Antibodies 30
WuXi PharmaTech Expands Agreement with Open Monoclonal Technology 31
Open Monoclonal Technology Enters Into Antibody Discovery Agreement With Merck 32
EMD Serono And Open Monoclonal Technology Expand Discovery Agreement For OmniRat 33
Licensing Agreements 34
WuXi Biologics Ireland Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 34
Roivant Sciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 35
Ferring Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 36
Glenmark Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 37
Meridian Labs Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 38
Amgen Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 39
Surface Oncology Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 40
xCella Biosciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 41
Interventional AnalgesiX Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma for Captisol 42
Marinus Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 43
CyDex Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Marinus Pharma 44
Novartis Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 45
Ono Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 46
Seelos Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 47
TeneoBio Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 48
Nucorion Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 49
ABBA Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 50
Tizona Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 51
Emergent BioSolutions Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 52
RODES Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 53
Vireo Health Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals 54
ARMO BioSciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal 55
Sage Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 56
Sanofi Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 57
Open Monoclonal Enters into Licensing Agreement with University of Nottingham 58
Open Monoclonal Enters into Licensing Agreement with Celgene 59
Sermonix Pharma Expands Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma for Lasofoxifene 60
Ligand Pharma Extends Licensing Agreement With CURx Pharma for Topiramate Lamotrigine 61
Ligand Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with TG Therapeutics for IRAK-4 Inhibitor Program 62
Viking Therapeutics Amends Licensing Agreement With Ligand Pharma 63
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Omthera Pharma 65
Sage Therapeutics Amends Licensing Agreement with CyDex Pharma 66
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With CURx Pharma For Topiramate Injection 67
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Ethicor For Oral Lasofoxifene 68
Azure Biotech Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Ligand Pharma For Lasofoxifene 69
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Spectrum Pharma For Captisol-Enabled Melphalan 70
MEI Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 72
MEI Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with CyDex Pharma 73
Pfizer Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal Technology 74
Ligand Pharma Amends Licensing Agreement with Retrophin 75
Gilead Sciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 77
XTL Biopharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with CyDex Pharma 78
Seattle Genetics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal Technology 79
Five Prime Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal 80
Open Monoclonal Enters into Licensing Agreement with Amgen 81
HanAll BioPharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal 82
Open Monoclonal Technology Enters into Licensing Agreement with Genmab for OmniRat, OmniMouse and OmniFlic 83
Ligand Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Avion Pharma for Captisol 84
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licencing Agreement With Merck 85
Equity Offering 86
Ligand Pharma Completes First Tranche Of Public Offering Of Securities For US$2.7 Million 86
Ligand Pharma Announces Private Placement Of Common Stock For US$30 Million 87
Debt Offering 88
Ligand Pharma Raises USD750 Million in Private Placement of Notes Due 2023 88
Ligand Pharma Raises USD245 Million in Private Placement of 0.75% Notes Due 2019 89
Viking Therapeutics Raises USD2.5 Million in Private Placement of Notes 91
Acquisition 92
Ligand Pharma Acquires Vernalis 92
Ligand Pharma Acquires Verrow Pharma 94
Ligand Pharma to Acquire Crystal Bioscience 95
Ligand Pharma Acquires Open Monoclonal Technology for USD178 Million 96
Genentech And F. Hoffmann-La Roche To Acquire Open Monoclonal Technology’s Spin-Out Companies 97
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc – Key Competitors 98
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc – Key Employees 99
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc – Locations And Subsidiaries 100
Head Office 100
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 100
Recent Developments 102
Financial Announcements 102
Aug 06, 2018: Ligand reports second quarter 2018 financial results 102
May 08, 2018: Ligand Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results May 8, 2018 105
Feb 21, 2018: Ligand Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results 108
Nov 09, 2017: Ligand Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results 111
Aug 07, 2017: Ligand Reports Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results 114
May 09, 2017: Ligand Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial Results 117
Feb 23, 2017: Ligand Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results 120
Corporate Communications 123
Aug 21, 2017: Ligand Appoints Dr. Nancy Gray to its Board of Directors 123
Legal and Regulatory 124
Jul 27, 2018: Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson Responds to SEC Charges 124
Other Significant Developments 125
Aug 29, 2017: ImmunoPrecise announces R&D success using the OmniAb® platform to develop fully human antibodies 125
Feb 28, 2017: Ligand Provides Highlights From Analyst Day Event 126
Appendix 128
Methodology 128
About GlobalData 128
Contact Us 128
Disclaimer 128
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Key Facts, 2017 2
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018 8
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Deals By Type, 2012 to YTD 2018 9
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Region, 2012 to YTD 2018 10
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Deals By Therapy Area, 2012 to YTD 2018 11
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Medical Devices Deals, 2012 to YTD 2018 13
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals Summary, 2012 to YTD 2018 14
Ligand Pharma Acquires Financial Rights to More Than 15 Biologic Development Programs from Selexis for USD4 Million 19
Ligand Pharma Acquires Financial Rights To Over 15 Biologic Development Programs Of Selexis 20
Nucorion Pharma Raises USD5 Million in Series A Venture Financing 21
Ligand Pharma Enters into Agreement with venBio 22
Ligand Pharma Enters into Agreement with AiCuris 23
Symphogen Enters Into Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology 24
Hovione FarmaCiencia Enters Into Co-Promotion Agreement With Ligand For Captisol Technology 25
Open Monoclonal Technology Enters Into Agreement With CNA Development For OmniRat Antibody 26
Open Monoclonal Expands Agreement with CNA Development 27
Crystal Biosciences Enters Into Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology For Gel-Encapsulated Microenvironment Technology 28
Single Cell Technology Enters Into Co-Development Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology 29
Trellis Bioscience Enters Into Agreement With Open Monoclonal Technology To Discover Human Therapeutic Antibodies 30
WuXi PharmaTech Expands Agreement with Open Monoclonal Technology 31
Open Monoclonal Technology Enters Into Antibody Discovery Agreement With Merck 32
EMD Serono And Open Monoclonal Technology Expand Discovery Agreement For OmniRat 33
WuXi Biologics Ireland Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 34
Roivant Sciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 35
Ferring Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 36
Glenmark Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 37
Meridian Labs Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 38
Amgen Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 39
Surface Oncology Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 40
xCella Biosciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 41
Interventional AnalgesiX Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma for Captisol 42
Marinus Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 43
CyDex Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Marinus Pharma 44
Novartis Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 45
Ono Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 46
Seelos Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 47
TeneoBio Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 48
Nucorion Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 49
ABBA Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 50
Tizona Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 51
Emergent BioSolutions Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 52
RODES Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 53
Vireo Health Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals 54
ARMO BioSciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal 55
Sage Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 56
Sanofi Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 57
Open Monoclonal Enters into Licensing Agreement with University of Nottingham 58
Open Monoclonal Enters into Licensing Agreement with Celgene 59
Sermonix Pharma Expands Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma for Lasofoxifene 60
Ligand Pharma Extends Licensing Agreement With CURx Pharma for Topiramate Lamotrigine 61
Ligand Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with TG Therapeutics for IRAK-4 Inhibitor Program 62
Viking Therapeutics Amends Licensing Agreement With Ligand Pharma 63
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Omthera Pharma 65
Sage Therapeutics Amends Licensing Agreement with CyDex Pharma 66
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With CURx Pharma For Topiramate Injection 67
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Ethicor For Oral Lasofoxifene 68
Azure Biotech Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Ligand Pharma For Lasofoxifene 69
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Spectrum Pharma For Captisol-Enabled Melphalan 70
MEI Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 72
MEI Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with CyDex Pharma 73
Pfizer Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal Technology 74
Ligand Pharma Amends Licensing Agreement with Retrophin 75
Gilead Sciences Enters into Licensing Agreement with Ligand Pharma 77
XTL Biopharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with CyDex Pharma 78
Seattle Genetics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal Technology 79
Five Prime Therapeutics Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal 80
Open Monoclonal Enters into Licensing Agreement with Amgen 81
HanAll BioPharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Open Monoclonal 82
Open Monoclonal Technology Enters into Licensing Agreement with Genmab for OmniRat, OmniMouse and OmniFlic 83
Ligand Pharma Enters into Licensing Agreement with Avion Pharma for Captisol 84
Ligand Pharma Enters Into Licencing Agreement With Merck 85
Ligand Pharma Completes First Tranche Of Public Offering Of Securities For US$2.7 Million 86
Ligand Pharma Announces Private Placement Of Common Stock For US$30 Million 87
Ligand Pharma Raises USD750 Million in Private Placement of Notes Due 2023 88
Ligand Pharma Raises USD245 Million in Private Placement of 0.75% Notes Due 2019 89
Viking Therapeutics Raises USD2.5 Million in Private Placement of Notes 91
Ligand Pharma Acquires Vernalis 92
Ligand Pharma Acquires Verrow Pharma 94
Ligand Pharma to Acquire Crystal Bioscience 95
Ligand Pharma Acquires Open Monoclonal Technology for USD178 Million 96
Genentech And F. Hoffmann-La Roche To Acquire Open Monoclonal Technology's Spin-Out Companies 97
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Key Competitors 98
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Key Employees 99
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Subsidiaries 100
List of Figures
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals by Type, 2012 to YTD 2018 2
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018 2
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Region, 2012 to YTD 2018 2
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Therapy Area, 2012 to YTD 2018 2
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018 8
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals by Type, 2012 to YTD 2018 9
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Region, 2012 to YTD 2018 10
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Therapy Area, 2012 to YTD 2018 11
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, Medical Devices Deals, 2012 to YTD 2018 13