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September 8th, 2025

TRON-Team beim Rocon Firmenlauf 2025 am Start!

Beim diesjährigen Rocon Firmenlauf in Mainz war wieder ein starkes Team aus 43 motivierten Läufer:innen vertreten. Ein sportliches Teamevent voller Energie, Teamgeist und guter Laune!
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September 4th, 2025

Proud Sponsor of WiMa 2025 – Join the Celebration of Science in Mainz!

On September 13–14, 2025, the Mainz Science Market returns with a new location and inspiring theme. As a proud sponsor, TRON is excited to support this public celebration of science and learning.
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September 1st, 2025

Now open: 4th ATLAS PhD Call in Translational Science

We are launching the next round of the ATLAS PhD Program, offering four fully funded positions in Mainz. The program is designed for talented graduates in life sciences who are ready to dive into cutting-edge translational research.
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August 27th, 2025

Gemeinsam gegen Krebs: TRON glänzt bei „Rudern gegen Krebs“-Regatta

70 Boote, ein Ziel: Die diesjährige Benefizregatta „Rudern gegen Krebs“ vereinte Kliniken, Forschungseinrichtungen und Unterstützer aus Mainz im Kampf gegen Krebs.
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July 14th, 2025

Schüler(innen) bekommen erste Einblicke in die translationale Forschung

In der Woche vom 07.07.-11.07.2025 waren auch dieses jahr wieder Oberstufenschüler:innen bei uns am TRON, um als Praktikant(innen) erste Laboreindrücke zu bekommen.
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July 2nd, 2025

Seminars in Translational Science

We are delighted to have Prof. Michael Dustin from the University of Oxford as guest on 3rd July 2025. Next to speaking with many of our scientist, he will give a talk with the topic “A draft atlas of the T cell signalosome”.

We are TRON

TRON is an independent non-profit translational research organization. We pursue new diagnostics and drugs for the treatment of diseases with high medical need. We apply our transdisciplinary competencies in genomics and immunology to develop novel platforms for the identification and validation of ‘omics’-based biomarkers, to modulate immune system components for use in personalized therapies. Collaborating with academia and industry, TRON executes research at the leading edge to support innovative drug design for human health.

Our story
Mainz.
Research equipment.
Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci.

Our new research building

Our new research building is currently under construction on the grounds of Mainz University Medical Center according to a concept by Nickl und Partner architects. This envisions a modern, light-flooded building with laboratory and office areas as well as communication zones with up to 10,800 m² of usable space, which will be integrated into the adjacent green areas and the listed Fichte settlement. As a result of intensive coordination with the city of Mainz and all parties involved, construction preparations have been initiated in record time.

Current status of the project
Our new research building.

Our Research Focus

TRON conducts collaborative research on disease genomics and therapeutic modulation of the immune system. Specializing in cancer immunology and genomics, our research teams develop tailored bioinformatic and novel biostatistical approaches to identify and characterize disease-relevant molecular targets. We design and improve cutting edge technologies for biomarker discovery and biopharmaceutical development, including platforms for immune-based therapies such as RNA vaccines and cellular therapies.

Target Discovery and Validation
Personalized Therapy Development
Preclinical Vaccine Development
Cellular Therapy Development
Microscope.