October 1, 1948 Foundation of a textile research institute at the spinning mill Mitteldeutsche Spinnhütte Pirna-Copitz near Dresden to be developed to an institute of the Dresden College of Advanced Technology
January 1, 1950 Integration into the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (German Academy of Sciences) as Institut für Technologie der Fasern(Institute of Fibre Technology)
April 4, 1984 Renamed to Institut für Technologie der Polymere (Institute of Polymer Technology)
January 1, 1992 Refoundation by Federal government and Saxon government as Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V. (Institute of Polymer Research)
April 2002 Opening of the Max Bergmann Center for Biomaterials
April 2004 ‘Leibniz‘ becomes part of the official name of the institute
July 2007 Inauguration of the new building Werkstofflaborgebäude
2008 Successful evaluation of the institute (external evaluation procedures launched by the senate of the Leibniz Association)
