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Wellcome Trust 75th anniversary

Since our inception on 25 July 1936, we have worked with many of the world's brightest and best researchers to improve human and animal health. During 2011 we celebrated with those who know us best as well as those just starting to.

The Wellcome Trust's journey

Today, the Wellcome Trust is a champion of science, funding research and influencing health policy across the globe. From this perspective of strength and success, it's easy to forget the long path that led here.

In this film - a visual celebration of Henry Wellcome's vision - the 75 years of the Trust's history are distilled down to 5 minutes.

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Stories

Throughout the year we highlighted the work of some of the people who have been central in helping us pursue our vision, by publishing a series of 14 features on people who have been significant in the Trust's history.

Events We ran an exciting programme of events, scheduled across summer 2011, when we marked 75 extraordinary years with others sharing our birthday.
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