What is "freedom to operate" and will your biosensor have it?

George T. Ligler, D.Phil.

Texas A&M University

• DR. GEORGE T. LIGLER is Professor and Dean’s Excellence Chair of Multidisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University. He is also the proprietor of GTL Associates, a consultancy which has provided interdisciplinary systems integration/engineering and product management services to over 40 clients on three continents. An elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Ligler has participated in twelve National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committees and boards advising NASA and the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Commerce.  Dr. Ligler holds a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Oxford, with his studies supported by a Rhodes Scholarship