Cyanide monitoring technology gets big funding in the US Single-use test cartridge that contains a cyanide-sensing molecule. (Image courtesy of CyanoGuard). CyanoGuard, a Switzerland-based chemtech startup that works on cyanide detection for the gold mining industry, received a half-million-dollar investment from US-based incubator Newlab and the Prospect Mining Studio initiative it hosts together with the Vimson Group. The new funds will allow CyanoGuard to further develop its first-of-its-kind cyanide monitoring and optimization technology platform and scale its customer base in the global gold mining industry. Sign Up for the Suppliers Digest Sign Up CyanoGuard is a digital platform that enables rapid toxin detection and allows gold miners to reduce cyanide use by 15-20% through improved process control