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The Wellcome Trust is a biomedical research charity based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Sir Henry Wellcome to fund research to improve human and animal health. The aim of the Trust is to "achieve extraordinary improvements in health by supporting the brightest minds", and in addition to funding biomedical research it supports the public understanding of science. It has an endowment of around £18 billion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Annual Report and Financial Statements )〕 The Trust has been described by the ''Financial Times'' as the United Kingdom's largest provider of non-governmental funding for scientific research and one of the largest providers in the world.〔 〕 In the field of medical research, it is the world's second-largest private funder after the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ==History== The Trust was established to administer the fortune of the American-born pharmaceutical magnate Sir Henry Wellcome.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Henry Wellcome )〕 Its income was derived from what was originally called Burroughs Wellcome, later renamed in the UK as the Wellcome Foundation Ltd.〔Hall, A. R. & Bembridge, B. A. ''Physic and philanthropy: a history of the Wellcome Trust 1936–1986''. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-521-32639-7〕 In 1986, the trust sold 25% of Wellcome plc stock to the public. Overseen by incoming Director of Finance Ian Macgregor, this marked the beginning of a period of financial growth that saw the Trust's value increase by almost £14bn in 14 years, as their interests moved beyond the bounds of the pharmaceutical industry.〔(briandeer.com ) Sunday Times investigation, February 1994]〕 In 1995, the trust divested itself of any interest in pharmaceuticals by selling all remaining stock to Glaxo plc, the company's historic British rival, creating GlaxoWellcome plc. In 2000, the Wellcome name disappeared from the drug business altogether when GlaxoWellcome merged with SmithKline Beecham, to form GlaxoSmithKline plc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wellcome Trust」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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