Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy was founded in 1952 by the Polish Academy of Sciences. The main founder and the first director of the Institute was Professor Ludwik Hirszfeld, famous Polish immunologist and microbiologist.

Authorities
 Director:
    Professor Andrzej Gamian, PhD, DSc
Deputy Director for Scientific Research:
    Łukasz Łaczmański, PhD, DSc
Administrative Director:
    Piotr Adamiec, MSc
Chairman of Scientific Board:
    Professor Maciej Zabel, PhD, DSc
Deputy Chairman of Scientific Board:
    Professor Aleksandra Klimczak, PhD, DSc
 
International Advisory Board
- Michael Goldman, Department of Immunology, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- J. Kupiec-Weglinski, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
- Gerhard Opelz , Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Hans-Dieter Volk, Institute of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Berlin, Charite Hospital, Berlin, Germany
- Claudine Kieda, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Orleans, France