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SUMMARY:Advancing Neurotechnology Through Open-Access Pathways
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DESCRIPTION:Ellis Meng\,  Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Chair in Convergent 
 Bioscience and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Comp
 uter Engineering\nBioEngineering Seminar: \n\nNeurotechnologies have adva
 nced rapidly\, providing new ways to study the nervous system and new trea
 tment modalities for neurological disorders.  Despite this progress and 
 substantial research and commercial investment\, significant barriers limi
 t widespread access to advanced electrode array technologies\, fabrication
  capabilities\, and translational hardware to move early-stage research to
 ward clinical practice.  Few commercial microelectrode arrays are availa
 ble\, and these are generally offered only in fixed designs\, while custom
 izable implantable hardware for stimulation\, sensing\, or closed-loop ope
 ration is even scarcer.  Proprietary platforms from established medical 
 devices companies remain out of reach for most innovators\, while developi
 ng custom technologies from scratch requires significant time\, effort\, a
 nd financial investment.  Producing small volumes of custom devices gene
 rally requires significant expertise\, navigation of complex supply chains
 \, and identification of willing manufacturing partners.  These persiste
 nt challenges have inspired strategies and programs to support development
  of open-source technologies and ecosystems that overcome barriers and all
 ow individual technical advances to evolve into shared research infrastruc
 ture.  By reducing redundant effort\, expanding access to specialized ca
 pabilities\, and creating new avenues for collaboration\, open-access plat
 forms can expand participation and accelerate the translation of scientifi
 c discoveries into bioelectronic medicines.\n\nhttps://viterbi.usc.edu/dir
 ectory/faculty/Meng/Ellis\n\nZoom link: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/6925387541
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 s/j/69253875417
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