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Global Nuclear Fusion Technologies Market Expected to Skyrocket to $6.8 Billion by 2040, Driven by Technological Advancements and Private Investment

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

The global nuclear fusion technologies market is poised for remarkable growth, with projections indicating a surge from $1.7 billion in 2035 to a staggering $6.8 billion by the end of 2040.

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  • The global nuclear fusion technologies market is poised for remarkable growth, with projections indicating a surge from $1.7 billion in 2035 to a staggering $6.8 billion by the end of 2040.
  • This substantial growth is expected to be driven by advancements in fusion technology, increasing private investment, and a growing number of innovative start-ups entering the nuclear fusion industry.
  • Global Growth: The global nuclear fusion technologies market is forecasted to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.6% during the period of 2035-2040, reflecting the rapid evolution of fusion technology.
  • The "Global Nuclear Fusion Technologies Market Outlook 2035-2040" report provides comprehensive insights into the nuclear fusion market, including market trends, technological advances, regulatory landscapes, government-funded projects, and profiles of key industry players such as Commonwealth Fusion Systems, First Light Fusion Ltd, General Fusion Inc., HB11 Energy Holdings Pty Ltd, and Marvel Fusion GmbH.

Surge in Nuclear Fusion Start-Ups and Private Investment Signals a Promising Future for Clean Energy Generation - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

This substantial growth is expected to be driven by advancements in fusion technology, increasing private investment, and a growing number of innovative start-ups entering the nuclear fusion industry.

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  • This substantial growth is expected to be driven by advancements in fusion technology, increasing private investment, and a growing number of innovative start-ups entering the nuclear fusion industry.
  • Furthermore, the nuclear fusion industry is witnessing a surge in start-ups exploring various fusion technologies, including magnetic confinement, inertial confinement, and hybrids.
  • Many of these start-ups have secured backing from prominent publicly listed companies, further emphasizing the growing interest and investment in nuclear fusion.
  • As nuclear fusion continues to make strides in becoming a prominent source of clean energy, the future of the global energy landscape looks promising, with the potential to revolutionize the way we generate power.

MIT Technology Review releases inaugural list of "15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch"

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT Technology Review announces 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch, a new annual list highlighting start-ups and established businesses that have the greatest potential to substantially reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or otherwise address the threats of global warming. The list is now available at TechnologyReview.com and was revealed live in a session led by MIT Technology Review's editor-in-chief, Mat Honan, and Casey Crownhart, climate reporter at the ClimateTech conference.

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  • MIT Technology Review reveals the list live at its annual sustainability conference, ClimateTech
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT Technology Review announces 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch, a new annual list highlighting start-ups and established businesses that have the greatest potential to substantially reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or otherwise address the threats of global warming.
  • The list is now available at TechnologyReview.com and was revealed live in a session led by MIT Technology Review's editor-in-chief, Mat Honan, and Casey Crownhart, climate reporter at the ClimateTech conference.
  • The 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch are:
    Blue Frontier : It's getting hot out there and will only get hotter, which means millions more people will need access to air conditioning just to survive.
  • For more information on the 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch, visit MIT Technology Review's website at TechnologyReview.com .

Ascend Elements to Relocate and Expand Corporate Headquarters and R&D Tech Center to Devens, Massachusetts

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Elements today announced plans to move its corporate headquarters and research & development center from its current location in Westborough, Mass. to a 101,000 square foot facility at 39 Jackson Road in the Pathway Devens campus in Devens, Mass. The facility is owned and operated by King Street Properties in Boston. Ascend Elements has experienced over 500% headcount growth in the last 18 months and currently employs approximately 350 team members globally, including 140 people in Massachusetts. The 31-mile relocation is planned for September 2024.

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  • WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Elements today announced plans to move its corporate headquarters and research & development center from its current location in Westborough, Mass.
  • Ascend Elements has experienced over 500% headcount growth in the last 18 months and currently employs approximately 350 team members globally, including 140 people in Massachusetts.
  • "This relocation will be a milestone for Ascend Elements as we continue our rapid growth in the engineered battery materials industry," said Mike O'Kronley, CEO of Ascend Elements.
  • We look forward to having space to expand and a facility that will meet our current and future needs."

Biomea Fusion Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Corporate Highlights

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Monday, July 31, 2023

Our goal at Biomea is to develop a treatment that can halt or reverse disease progression in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

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  • Our goal at Biomea is to develop a treatment that can halt or reverse disease progression in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
  • We look forward to continuing to evaluate BMF-219’s proposed mechanism of action and its potential therapeutic impact as this study progresses.
  • BMF-500 is an investigational oral covalent inhibitor of FLT3, designed and developed in-house, and the second investigational compound discovered by Biomea’s FUSION™ System.
  • G&A expenses were $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $9.9 million for the same period in 2022.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Selected by U.S. DOE for Milestone Program to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Energy

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as an awardee in its $46 million milestone-based commercial fusion energy development program, a program designed to solidify U.S. leadership in commercial fusion energy.

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  • Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as an awardee in its $46 million milestone-based commercial fusion energy development program, a program designed to solidify U.S. leadership in commercial fusion energy.
  • CFS is among one of eight companies to be selected and the only one pursuing the conventional tokamak approach to commercial fusion.
  • “CFS is honored to be selected for the DOE’s milestone-based fusion development program,” said Bob Mumgaard, CFS CEO and co-founder.
  • “This program is part of the bold commitment from the Biden-Harris Administration to bring clean fusion energy to the grid within the next decade.

Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Collaborative Fund cofound research lab to fund technology to combat climate change

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Collaborative Fund , a New York-based venture fund, is a leading source of capital and strategic support for entrepreneurs, businesses, and protocols pushing the world forward.

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  • Collaborative Fund , a New York-based venture fund, is a leading source of capital and strategic support for entrepreneurs, businesses, and protocols pushing the world forward.
  • As part of the alliance, Collaborative Fund will provide $15 million to create a Laboratory for Sustainable Materials Research and Innovation at the Wyss Institute to support research into transformational technology with strong commercial potential.
  • Collaborative Fund has over a decade of experience investing in climate technology and recently launched a dedicated $200M climate fund, Collab SOS , to fuel a more sustainable economy across materials, ingredients, energy, and supply chains.
  • When it comes to climate change, there’s no time to waste,” said Sophie Bakalar, partner at Collaborative Fund.

Science for America Reports Two Promising Approaches To Fusion Power

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Friday, May 12, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Science for America (SfA), a non-profit "solutions incubator," announced today the release of a white paper: "New Opportunities for Fusion Power." Building on recent scientific advances, the SfA white paper describes two different promising approaches for fusion power that have the potential to speed progress, decrease cost, and simplify engineering challenges and might both be tested efficiently on a single, shared "demonstration system." The white paper, developed by scientists and technologists under SfA's Climate & Energy pillar, shares the ideas freely with the aim of spurring public discussion, scientific research, and commercialization efforts to accelerate fusion as a clean, affordable, scalable power source.

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  • The challenge has been overcoming major scientific and engineering challenges to make practical, inexpensive fusion energy systems.
  • In one breakthrough in 2021, Commonwealth Fusion Systems showed that high-temperature superconducting tape can create the strong magnetic fields needed for compact steady-state magnetic confinement fusion.
  • "After studying a wide range of ways in which fusion might be achieved, the group shined a spotlight on two very interesting approaches."
  • The white paper, "New Opportunities for Fusion Power," has been posted to https://www.scienceforamerica.org/ to share with the scientific community.

Biomea Fusion Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Corporate Highlights

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

We believe that none of the currently approved therapies for diabetes adequately addresses the beta cell mass and function loss.

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  • We believe that none of the currently approved therapies for diabetes adequately addresses the beta cell mass and function loss.
  • With its intended disease-modifying mechanism of action, BMF-219 could potentially represent a monumental shift for the treatment of patients with diabetes.
  • Reported initial clinical data in March 2023 from the first two cohorts of the Phase II portion of COVALENT-111.
  • Report initial clinical data of AML/ALL patients (including those with MLLr rearrangement and NPM1 mutations) dosed in the COVALENT-101 study in the second quarter of 2023.

Biomea Fusion Announces Closing of Upsized Public Offering and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

The aggregate gross proceeds from the offering were $172.5 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Biomea.

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  • The aggregate gross proceeds from the offering were $172.5 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Biomea.
  • All shares of common stock were offered by Biomea.
  • J.P. Morgan and Citigroup acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
  • The securities were offered by Biomea pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.