▁Prof . ▁Dr .- In g . ▁U do ▁W agen k ne cht ▁( pro vision ally ) ▁Institute ▁for ▁Bio function al ▁Pol ym er ▁Material s , ▁Director : ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Car sten ▁Werner ▁ ▁Institute ▁Theory ▁of ▁Pol ym ers , ▁Director : ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁J ens - U we ▁Sommer ▁ ▁Close ▁t ies ▁exists ▁to ▁the ▁T U ▁Dresden , ▁one ▁of ▁eleven ▁univers ities ▁distinguished ▁as ▁a ▁" Univers ity ▁of ▁Ex cell ence " ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Univers ities ▁Ex cell ence ▁In iti ative . ▁Common ▁projects ▁include ▁the ▁Max ▁Berg mann ▁Center ▁of ▁Bi om aterial s , ▁and ▁two ▁so - called ▁Cl ust ers ▁of ▁Ex cell ence , ▁the ▁" Center ▁for ▁Reg ener ative ▁Ther ap ies ▁Dresden " ▁( CR TD ) ▁and ▁the ▁" Center ▁for ▁Ad van cing ▁Electron ics ▁Dresden " ▁( C f A ED ). ▁IP F ▁is ▁together ▁with ▁T U ▁Dresden ▁and ▁other ▁research ▁instit utes ▁in ▁Dresden ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁al liance ▁D RE SD EN - con cept ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Univers ities ▁Ex cell ence ▁In iti ative ▁mentioned ▁above . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁IP F ▁Dresden ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁largest ▁polym er ▁research ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁G DR , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁already ▁intern ation ally ▁acknowled ged . ▁Since ▁then ▁the