Close ties exists to the TU Dresden, one of eleven universities distinguished as a "University of Excellence" by the German Universities Excellence Initiative.
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.