Wellcome Trust

healthcare research charity based in London, United Kingdom
Organization research_funding Q326276
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Wellcome Trust

Summary

Wellcome Trust is a research funding[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wellcome Trust was a member of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations[3].
  • Wellcome Trust was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • Wellcome Trust was a member of Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness[5].
  • Wellcome Trust was a member of Open Research Funders Group[6].
  • Wellcome Trust was a member of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group[7].
  • Wellcome Trust was a member of Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment[8].
  • Wellcome Trust is located in London[9].
  • Wellcome Trust is in the country of United Kingdom[10].
  • Wellcome Trust's instance of is recorded as research funding[11].
  • Wellcome Trust's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[12].
  • Wellcome Trust's instance of is recorded as organization[13].
  • Wellcome Trust's founder is recorded as Henry Solomon Wellcome[14].
  • Wellcome Trust's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
  • Wellcome Trust's postal code is recorded as NW1 2BE[16].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Sanger Institute[17].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics[18].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Mahosot Hospital[19].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research[20].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology[21].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research[22].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology[23].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Gurdon Institute[24].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging[25].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research[26].
  • Wellcome Trust's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Metabolic Science[27].

Body

Founding

Wellcome Trust's founder is recorded as Henry Solomon Wellcome[14]. 1936 marks the founding of it[28].

Operations

Wellcome Trust's headquarters location is recorded as London[15]. Subsidiaries include Wellcome Sanger Institute[17], a research institute[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1992[31], headquartered in Hinxton[32]; Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics[18], a research center[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1994[35]; Mahosot Hospital[19], a hospital[36], in Laos[37], founded in 1903[38]; Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research[20], a research center[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 2012[41]; Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology[21], a nonprofit organization[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 2001[44]; and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research[22], a research center[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1995[47].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wellcome Trust include Wellcome Sanger Institute[48], a research institute[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1992[51], headquartered in Hinxton[52].

Why It Matters

Wellcome Trust has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Wellcome Sanger Institute[48], a research institute[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1992[51], headquartered in Hinxton[52].

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  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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