A brilliant workgroup day under the title “Bridging materials to neuromorphic systems and applications” was held on March 28th 2022 during the Neuro-Inspired Computing Elements (NICE) Conference. Our consortium partner CSIC PI Prof. Bernabé Linares-Barranco was invited to present HERMES in relation to the FET call framework for the Science & Technology session. Indeed four workgroups of Science, Industry, Ethics, and Bridge discussed their own perspective on how the neuromorphic field can close the gap between materials and devices to systems and applications. Industry workgroup invited two companies providing tools that ease the understanding and usage of novel devices for neuromorphic systems. Ethics workgroup tackled the highly discussed issue of explainability in AI and how neuromorphic systems can move in this direction. Bridge workgroup aimed to bridge the neuromorphic field with unconventional devices and computing systems to find synergies that can bring further ideas for the future of neuromorphic systems.