Wellcome
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Organization Description
Wellcome is a global charitable foundation established in 1936. Through our work we support science to solve the urgent health issues facing everyone.
We fund curiosity-driven research, and we’re taking on three of the biggest health challenges facing humanity – climate change, infectious disease and mental health.
With a £37.8 billion investment portfolio, we give researchers the time and resources they need to make breakthroughs.
We also work with policy makers, run advocacy campaigns, and form partnerships with other organisations to ensure everyone, everywhere benefits from advances in health science.
Why are we called Wellcome?
We were founded in 1936 after the death of Sir Henry Wellcome.
Sir Henry was a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, whose pioneering approach to drug design later inspired the creation of the first leukaemia drug, immune suppressants for organ transplants, and antivirals such as AZT – the first drug approved to treat HIV.
In his will, he left us three important things: his wealth; his collection of historical medical items; and our mission to improve health through research.