Management and Boards
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees supervises the IPB Management. It audits the business management and approves the annual financial statements; in addition, it approves the activities of IPB Management in the previous financial year.
IPB Management / Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is acting and making decisions as a collegial body. The IPB BoD is made up of the research department heads and the Administrative Director. One of the research department heads is appointed by the Supervisory Board to act as Executive Director for a period of 5 years.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board advises the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors in scientific and technical matters and autonomously evaluates the scientific and professional results. In addition, the SAB promotes co-operation schemes with adequate research institutes in Germany and abroad.
Scientific Council
The Scientific Council advises the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees in professional matters and represents the research associates at the institute.