Abstract: Microelectrode array technologies can be adapted to interface with different parts of the nervous system, whether lying on the surface or placed into tissues. While traditionally constructed from rigid materials, emerging polymer technologies compatible with microfabrication offer interfaces possessing greater mechanical flexibility and material transparency which may alleviate chronic tissue damage, prolong function, and providing compatibility with optical and magnetic imaging. In addition, the design space enables a variety of form-factors and anatomical targets, including surface, shallow and deep-brain structures, retina, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. However, access to this technology is limited as is the infrastructure to scale the manufacture and dissemination of polymer interfaces. The Polymer Implantable Electrode (PIE) Foundry is a new resource concept that provides rapid access to custom or generic microelectrode arrays to the research community and borrows from pathways for project space sharing from the integrated circuit manufacturing industry. Progress in polymer microelectrode arrays as neural interfaces and on the PIE Foundry research resource will be shared. Speaker(s): Prof. Ellis Meng , Agenda: 6:30 – 6:45 PM Zoom Registration & Networking 6:50 – 7:00 PM Announcements & Polling 7:00 – 7:45 PM Invited Talk 7:45 – 8:00 PM Questions & Answers Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321455

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