Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear (IPFN) is a research unit of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) with the status of Associated Laboratory granted by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

IPFN ensures the Portuguese participation in EUROFusion, the European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy.

The role of the research unit at national and international level was recognized in the last FCT evaluation of R&D units, where IPFN was awarded the classification “Exceptional”.