Marvel Fusion cooperates with Ludwig-Maximilians-University

Together, the university and the start-up want to research laser-based nuclear fusion. This could make the power supply emission-free.

Munich-based start-up Marvel Fusion is cooperating with Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU). Together, they plan to research laser-based nuclear fusion developed by Marvel Fusion over the next five years and expand the laser system at LMU. This should enable experiments on laser-matter interaction and high-field ion acceleration. The Free State of Bavaria is supporting the collaboration with 2.5 million euros.

Moritz von der Linden, Karl-Georg Schlesinger, Georg Korn and Pasha Shabalin founded Marvel Fusion in 2019, and in February this year the startup raised €35 million from Earlybird, Athos Venture, Primepuls, Thistledown Capital, Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamviki. The laser-based nuclear fusion process developed by Marvel Fusion involves fusing hydrogen and boron together. The process releases energy that can be used to generate electricity.

"Laser-based fusion technology can make a decisive contribution to the energy transition and European energy sovereignty because it enables the production of unlimited, CO2-free electricity," explains Georg Korn, physicist and chief technology officer at Marvel Fusion. "The cooperation with LMU is a milestone for Marvel Fusion because it brings us a big step closer to the goal of commercial electricity production using laser-based fusion technology."