WELLCOME TRUST


Meaning of WELLCOME TRUST in English

a British charity that provides money for medical research projects. It was originally financed from the profits of a company producing drugs and other medicines started in Britain by two US chemists, Henry Wellcome (1853–1936) and Silas Burroughs (1846–95).

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