The Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie was founded in 1992 as a successor to the "Institut für Wirkstofforschung", an Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR. It was renamed "Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie" - hence, its acronym. The institute has focused on proteins as basic structures of the of all cellular organisms.The FMP has from its inception been a member of the Leibniz Association. The school and seven other Berlin Leibniz-Institutes are legally represented by the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.