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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Our global health system will change significantly. This is inevitable. But what the future system will look like is still uncertain. That’s why from August to November 2025, Wellcome supported regional partners to lead five dialogues. [1/5]

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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A global atlas of two key babybiome bacteria has found one of these is missing in UK babies, despite being common in children from other countries. This atlas is 15x larger than other studies and lays the foundation for more effective, tailored infant probiotics. www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/mi...

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Missing microbes in UK infant gut and probiotics highlighted by global microbiome atlas

Experts have created a global atlas of over 4,000 bacterial genomes from two key bacteria found in the infant gut. It highlights one that is often used in infant probiotics is rare in Western babies a...

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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Today Gates Foundation, @novo-nordisk.bsky.social and Wellcome are announcing $60 million for 18 projects led by teams across 17 countries as part of the Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery Innovator to help researchers share data and accelerate the discovery of urgently needed antibiotics.

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John-Arne Røttingen @jarottingen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

You can now read our annual report, which reflects @wellcometrust.bsky.social progress over the past year toward building a healthier future for everyone.

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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

145 families finally get answers about rare conditions that had gone undiagnosed for years. 🧬 By looking more closely at how DNA can rearrange itself, researchers uncovered changes that standard tests often miss. Find out more 👇 sanger.ac.uk/news_item/14...

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145 families receive a diagnosis with new genomic method

Experts have developed a new method for identifying structural changes in DNA, providing insights for 145 families and highlighting the importance of incorporating these changes into clinical practice...

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John-Arne Røttingen @jarottingen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Superb to see so many recognised in science and public health in the King's birthday honours. Congratulations in particular to former @wellcometrust.bsky.social director of infectious disease Gordon Dougan and @lshtm.bsky.social director Liam Smeeth.

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Aidan Warner @aidanwarner.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Spending review research commitments are "a reduction in ambition at a time when the UK desperately needs the economic growth that investing in science brings" Wellcome ceo @jarottingen.bsky.social says

John-Arne Røttingen, chief executive of Wellcome, the UK's largest non-governmental funder of research, said:

“The previous government planned to reach £22bn a year of R&D spending last year, then pushed it back. Today's review pushes that aim back further to 2030. This is a reduction in ambition at a time when the UK desperately needs the economic growth that investing in science brings.

“The squeeze on the health research budget in particular risks limiting our ability to find new treatments and innovation in the NHS. Britain has a strength in life sciences and medicine that it should be leaning into, to benefit patients and the economy.

“Meanwhile, a consequence of the disappointing decision to cut overseas aid is that the science it funds, tackling some of the world’s biggest health threats, will be halved by the end of the decade."

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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hello to everyone on Bluesky 👋 We’re a global charitable foundation. We believe science and research are essential to solving the world’s health challenges – and everyone should benefit from them. Find out more about us ⤵️ wellcome.org/what-we-do?u...

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Wellcome improves health for everyone by funding research, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building global partnerships.

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