An kafa shi a watan Maris na 1996, kuma ya koma cikin sababbin gine-gine a shekara ta 2002.
Tabbas, sigar da ta fi rikitarwa ta jumla ita ce "An kafa shi a watan Maris na 1996 kuma yana ɗaya daga cikin cibiyoyi 80 na Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft) ".