Innovation

Mental health neurostimulation company Nexalin is going public with a $9.6 million initial public offering.

Virtual reality company Perspectus is partnering with the University of Charleston (W.Va.) to launch a virtual reality lab where students can study human anatomy.

Hospitals and health systems have been making large investments in tech and spinoff companies and launching other innovation initiatives in 2022.

From expanding its partnerships with more health systems, to investing in a plethora of healthcare startups, here are five healthcare moves from venture capital firm General Catalyst:  

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is using a workforce technology to help with hiring and save on labor costs.

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows that artificial intelligence can more quickly and more objectively determine coronary artery calcium scores in computed tomographic and positron emission tomographic images than physicians.

Cloud data management and security company Fortanix has raised $90 million in series C funding. 

Biotech company Prolific Machines has raised $42 million in seed and series A funding rounds.

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have opened a Center for Innovation that will focus initially on digital health and cardiovascular disease.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare's innovation hubs are starting to bear fruit.