German Council of Science and Humanities
The institute evolved from the former "Technical Centre for Crystal Growth" ("Technikum Kristallzüchtung"), a part of the "Centre for Scientific Apparatus Engineering" ("Zentrum für wissenschaftlichen Gerätebau") within the Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic. Due to a recommendation of the German Council of Science and Humanities, the institute was reestablished on 1 January 1992 as a scientific service institute under the name "Institut für Kristallzüchtung".