Cykloburn, which is commercialising technology to produce electricity and heat from poultry farm litter, is the first spinout to emerge out of Morgan State University.
Morgan State University has generated its first ever spinout, licensing technology to produce energy and heat from excess poultry farm litter to US-based Cykloburn Technologies.
Cykloburn, founded in 2017, is commercialising a technology called CycloBurn that uses poultry litter as biomass to generate heat and electricity. The approach also means farms have a way of managing the environmental damage from excess litter.
The development of CycloBurn was led by Seong Lee, professor and lab director in the Center for Advanced Energy Systems and Environmental Control Technologies in Morgan State’s School of Engineering.
Victor McCrary, vice-president for research and economic development at Morgan State University, said: “This is a major milestone for Morgan State University.
“It is appropriate that we celebrate Morgan’s leap into its second 150 years with its first technology transfer contract. And we do so with a technology that provides economic impact for Maryland’s agricultural community and concurrently provides benefits to Maryland’s environment.”
Rob Meissner, CEO of Cykloburn Technologies, said: “We are pleased to partner with Morgan State University to bring this potentially game-changing technology to market. This technology addresses a significant environmental concern, improves farmers’ profitability and will be attractive to poultry farmers across the country.”
