The Berlin Microelectrode Array Forum serves as a platform for the exchange of expertise and cooperation between developers and research institutions, manufacturers and users from the varied fields of multi-electrode array (MEA) technology. The Forum covers all aspects of microelectrode array research from fundamental physics and material development, to device microfabrication techniques, and emerging applications of innovative microelectrodes and microelectrode arrays in electrophysiology and clinical setting. The objective of the Forum is to integrate industry and research more closely and enhance the competitiveness and innovative strength of its partners through interdisciplinary cooperation.