Sumitomo teams with U.S. fusion startup on cancer treatments

Japan trading house's ties with Shine include energy development

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Shine opened North America's largest lutetium-177 plant in the state of Wisconsin in 2024. (Shine Technologies)

KENTO HIRASHIMA

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. is partnering with U.S. nuclear fusion startup Shine Technologies to enter the Asian cancer treatment field, using the American company's strengths in radioisotopes to secure profits while gaining a foothold in a next-generation energy sector.

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