OurCrowd, an equity crowdfunding platform that invests in global startups, launched a new fund dedicated to companies that are finding technological, business, educational and social needs solutions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cincinnati Children's is dedicating $450,000 to launch six COVID-19-focused research projects.

West Virginia University Medicine's neuroscience institute created a digital platform that can detect COVID-19 symptoms up to three days before they show up.

University Hospitals is working with a technology company on facial recognition technology as part of the effort to return people to work and reopen restaurants and entertainment venues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Providence opened its global innovation center in Hyderabad, India, on Feb. 27, marking the first time the Renton, Wash.-based health system has hired and stationed staff internationally, according to a news release sent to Becker's.

Anthem will become the second founding member — and the first healthcare organization — to join the quantum computing-focused IBM Q Hub at Raleigh-based North Carolina State University, per a Feb. 10 news release.

West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University's medical technology investment fund allotted $500,000 to PhysIQ, a healthcare startup founded by a Purdue alumnus, according to a Jan. 29 news release.

Boston-based Northeastern University has partnered with Portland-based MaineHealth, the Jackson Laboratory and eight other institutions to establish an education and research campus focused on the digital and life sciences sectors.

Here are four updates on Anthem's investments, provider relationships and legal dealings reported by Becker's Hospital Review since November.