Wellcome Trust
London, United Kingdom
About
Founded in 1936, Wellcome Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London, United Kingdom working on health, medical research, science & research +1 more.
Wellcome is an independent global charitable foundation founded in 1936 following the will of Sir Henry Wellcome. It funds discovery research into life, health and wellbeing and works on three challenges: mental health, climate and health, and infectious diseases. It also advocates for evidence-based health policies, operates the Wellcome Collection museum and library in London, and funds work across many countries. It is regulated as a charity in England and Wales.
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Discovery Research
Science & Research
Funds a broad programme of discovery research into life, health and wellbeing.
Mental health
Mental health
Aims to lead a step change in early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis.
Climate and health
Environment & Climate
Works on the effects of climate change on health in the communities most affected.
Infectious diseases
Health
Supports science to bring innovative solutions to combat infectious disease in the most affected communities.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, University College London, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Mahidol University, University of Oxford, The Francis Crick Institute
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