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The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden in
Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
(german: Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung) – in short IPF Dresden – is a non-university
research institute A research institute, research centre, research center or research organization, is an establishment founded for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research. Although the term often i ...
and a member of the
Leibniz Association The Leibniz Association (German: ''Leibniz-Gemeinschaft'' or ''Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz'') is a union of German non-university research institutes from various disciplines. As of 2020, 96 non-university research insti ...
. The IPF is carrying out fundamental as well as application-oriented research in all areas of
polymer science Polymer science or macromolecular science is a subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics and elastomers. The field of polymer science includes researchers in multiple disciplines includ ...
and investigates
polymer A polymer (; Greek '' poly-'', "many" + ''-mer'', "part") is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules called macromolecules, composed of many repeating subunits. Due to their broad spectrum of properties, both synthetic a ...
materials with new or improved characteristics. In the material development, emphasis is given to
nanotechnological Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal o ...
aspects as well as to biosystem interfaces. The research spectrum of the institute is very broad. It ranges from synthesis, analysis and modification of polymers to theory, modeling and processing of polymers. The institute's research results provide the basis for innovations in future technologies such as communication technology, medical technology, traffic engineering, energy generation and storage, and environment protection technologies.


Research

The IPF’s research program is jointly set up and implemented by researchers of the different IPF institutes. They address six strategic topics: # Basic concepts of soft matter # Bio-inspired materials # Functional materials and system integration # Process controlled structural materials # Data science-based material research # Sustainability and environment protection


Structure

The IPF consists of five research institutes (program areas) *Institute
Macromolecular Chemistry A macromolecule is a very large molecule important to biophysical processes, such as a protein or nucleic acid. It is composed of thousands of covalently bonded atoms. Many macromolecules are polymers of smaller molecules called monomers. The ...
, Director: Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit *Institute of
Physical Chemistry Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical mecha ...
and Polymer Physics, Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas Fery * Institute of Polymer Materials, Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Stommel **Research Area Elastomers, Head: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sven Wießner *Institute for Biofunctional Polymer Materials, Director: Prof. Dr. Carsten Werner * Institute Theory of Polymers, Director: Prof. Dr. Jens-Uwe Sommer


Cooperation/Networks

Close ties exists to the
TU Dresden TU Dresden (for german: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD and often wrongly translated as "Dresden University of Technology") is a public research university, the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, th ...
, one of eleven universities distinguished as a "University of Excellence" by the
German Universities Excellence Initiative The Excellence Initiative of the German Council of Science and Humanities and the German Research Foundation (DFG) aims to promote cutting-edge research and to create outstanding conditions for young scholars at universities, to deepen cooperatio ...
. Due to joint appointments, the heads of the institutes and the research area simultaneously hold professorships at the Technische Universität Dresden (Faculties of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Physics as well as Mechanical Science and Engineering). About 100 PhD students are permanently integrated in the research at the IPF and numerous diploma, master and bachelor theses are worked out and supervised here. Common projects include the Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) and the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CfAED)., the B CUBE - Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, the so called Cluster of Excellence "Physics of Life", and the Else Kröner-Fresenius Center for Digital Health. The IPF is together with TU Dresden and other research institutes in Dresden member of the research alliance DRESDEN-concept that was founded due to the German Universities Excellence Initiative mentioned above.


History

The IPF Dresden was founded on January 1, 1992 emerging from the largest polymer research center of the former GDR, which was at the time already internationally acknowledged. Since then the IPF Dresden developed into a leading institute in selected topics of polymer science. As all Leibniz institutes, the IPF is evaluated at least every seven years. The last successful evaluation took place in 2015.


Personnel/Budget

At present the IPF employs about 480 people. Scientists (chemists, physicists, biologists) and engineers work closely together. About 100 guest scientists from all over the world come every year for some weeks or months to work at the IPF. The institute supports young researchers, e.g. in establishing independent research groups. The annual budget of about 26 Million Euro is supplied in equal parts by the
Federal Republic of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between ...
and the German
federal states A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governi ...
. In addition to institutional funding the IPF Dresden raises project resources of about 10 Million Euro per year.


Technology Transfer

In order to promote the transfer of research results into practice, the institute engages in technology transfer, promotes spin-offs and cooperates with industrial companies. 


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden 1992 establishments in Germany Research institutes established in 1992 Foundations based in Germany Chemistry education Leibniz Association Education in Dresden 1948 establishments in Germany Research institutes established in 1948