the Wellcome Trust
/ðə ˌwelkʌm ˈtrʌst/
/ðə ˈwelkʌm trʌst/
- a British charity that provides money for medical research projects. It was originally funded with money left by US chemist Henry Wellcome (1852-1936) when he died. He made his money from a company started in Britain that produced drugs and other medicines.