(SAN DIEGO)Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it will buy biotechnology company Pharmacopeia for about $70 million in a move to expand drug discovery resources and the product pipelin...READ MORE

Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Aug. 28, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. fell 8 percent on Thursday after the retailer slashed ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of Pharmacopeia Inc. fell Thursday as Oppenheimer & Co. slashed its price target on the biotechnology company, saying it will likely face a long road focusing its drug devel...READ MORE

(PRINCETON, N.J.)Biotechnology company Pharmacopeia Inc. said Tuesday it will slash its work force for the second time in 2008, eliminating about 40 percent of its jobs to reduce costs.READ MORE

(PRINCETON, N.J.)Biopharmaceutical company Pharmacopeia Inc. said Wednesday that it received a $500,000 payment from GlaxoSmithKline PLC for identifying a compound to treat respiratory disease.READ MORE

(PRINCETON, N.J.)Biopharmaceutical company Pharmacopeia Inc. said Friday it will cut its work force by 15 percent in an effort to focus resources on its clinical and later-stage programs.READ MORE

(NEW ORLEANS)Pharmacopeia Inc. said Friday data from a midstage study showed its PS433540 experimental drug significantly reduced blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate hypertension.READ MORE