On September 12, at the “EmTech China Global Emerging Science and Technology Summit and TR50, 50 Smartest Companies Release and Award Ceremony” hosted by MIT Technology Review in China, Startorus Fusion, with its innovative technological solutions, breakthroughs and clear commercialization paths in the field of controllable nuclear fusion, has successfully included in the list of “TR50, 50 Smartest Companies” in 2025. Chen Rui, Founder and CEO of the company, was invited to attend the summit and delivered a keynote speech, sharing in depth the development trend, technological prospects and business practices of the fusion energy industry.
The summit brought together many top experts and scholars at home and abroad and representatives of well-known enterprises, including Nobel Prize winner Andre Geim, Professor John A. Rogers of Northwestern University, Academicians Tan Weihong and Zhu Meifang of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and senior executives of JD Group and Anta Group, to discuss the application of global frontier science and technology and innovation.
Fusion energy ushers in a turning point of development, and the commercialization process accelerated.
In his speech, Chen Rui pointed out that with the increasingly urgent demand for global energy transformation and the continuous maturity of cutting-edge technologies, fusion energy is gradually moving from laboratory research to engineering and commercialization. In recent years, many fusion projects at home and abroad have made significant breakthroughs, and China has clearly put forward that controllable nuclear fusion should be an important direction of future energy and accelerate industrial cultivation. This series of progress indicates that the fusion energy industry has entered a stage of rapid development.
Attaching equal importance to technological innovation and engineering practice, Startorus Fusion has found a differentiated path.
Faced with the traditional challenges of large-scale and high-cost fusion apparatus, Startorus Fusion has chosen an innovative technological route to develop compact, efficient and low-cost fusion apparatus. The repetitive reconnection technology scheme adopted by the company can draw lessons from the working mode of multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, share the power generation system through multiple fusion reactor modules, and greatly reduce the construction and operation cost of unit power. At the same time, the high-temperature superconducting magnet system independently developed by Startorus Fusion is expected to achieve stronger magnetic field and better plasma confinement, which lays a solid foundation for the miniaturization and high efficiency of the apparatus.
At present, Startorus Fusion has built a complete R&D and manufacturing system, with a team size of more than 170 people, bringing together scientific research talents from top universities such as Tsinghua University. The core members have more than 20 years of fusion R&D experience, forming a strong integration of production, teaching and research capabilities.
Clear roadmap for commercialization is targeting the trillion-level clean energy market.
In his speech, Chen Rui elaborated on the commercialization promotion plan of Startorus Fusion. The company has planned a clear development path from experimental apparatus, engineering verification apparatus to demonstration power plants, and is expected to achieve demonstration operation of fusion power generation around 2032. Once fusion energy is commercialized, it will leverage a trillion-level global clean energy market and bring subversive changes to global industry, agriculture, ecological governance and even space exploration.
Winning international recognition is a new starting point, and Startorus Fusion is committed to becoming a global fusion energy leader.
Being included in the list of “TR50, 50 Smartest Companies” of MIT Technology Review is a high recognition of the technological innovation ability and commercial potential of Startorus Fusion. The company will continue to increase R&D investment, accelerate the commercialization process of fusion energy, and strive to become a global innovation leader and industry pioneer in the field of fusion energy.
We are on the eve of an energy revolution, and Startorus Fusion is willing to join hands with global partners to meet the bright future led by fusion energy.
