The IDE programme is largely carried by five co-operating research chairs:
- Design Engineering (Prof.dr.ir. F.J.A.M. van Houten)
- Product Design (Prof.dr.ir. A.O. Eger)
- Product-Market Relations (Prof.dr.ir. J. Henseler)
- Packaging Design and Management (Prof.dr.ir. R. ten Klooster)
- Human Centred Design (Prof. dr. ir. M.C. Voort)
- Integrated Life Cycle Management (Prof.dr.ir. M.W. Groll)