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2008
 ANNUAL REVIEWwww.wellcome.ac.uk
 
CONTENTS
2 Director’s statement
 Achieving our objectives
4 Advancing knowledge 16 Using knowledge 24 Engaging society 30 Developing people 36 Facilitating researc 40 Developing our organisation
The year in review
41 Corporate activities 42 Financial summary 2007/08 44 Funding developments 2007/08 46 Streams unding 2007/08 48 Tecnology Transer 49 Wellcome Trust Genome Campus 50 Public Engagement51 Wellcome Collection 52 Advisory committees
BOARD OF GOVERNORSWilliam Castell
Cairman
 Adrian Bird
Deputy Cairman
Kay DaviesChristopher FairburnRichard HynesRoderick KentEliza Manningham-BullerPeter RigbyPeter SmithEdward Walker-Arnott
 As at January 2009
 Tis
 Annual Review
covers teWellcome Trust’s fnancial year, rom1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008.
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Practical science at te launc o Project Entuse.
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Electron micrograp o a mitocondrion.
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Principal Researc Fellow Proessor Anke Elers.
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Equipment rom te lab o Dr Tomas Down.
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Community engagement in Malawi.
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Lung cancer cells.Salbutamol crystals.
 ThE WELLCOME TRUST
The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK. It funds innovativebiomedical research, in the UK and internationally, and supports publicdebate about biomedical research and its impact on health and wellbeing.
 
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1EXECUTIVE BOARDMark Walport
Direcr  he Wellcme trus
Ted Bianco
 Direcr  technlg transer
John Cooper
 Direcr  Resurces
David Lynn
Head  Sraegic Planning and Plic
Clare Matterson
 Direcr  Medicine,Scie and Hisr
David Phillipps
 Direcr  Finance
 Alan Schaer
 Head  Mlecular andPhsilgical Sciences
John Stewart
 Head  Legal and Cmpan Secrear
Danny Truell
 Chie Invesmen ocer
 As at January 2009
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
 the Wellcme trus’s missin is ser and prme research wih heaim  imprving human and animalhealh. During 2005–2010, ur aims are:
 Advancing knowledge:
t supprresearch  increase undersanding  healh and disease, and is sciealcnex
Using knowledge:
t suppr hedevelpmen and use  knwledge creae healh bene
Engaging society:
t engage wihscie  ser an inrmed climaewihin which bimedical research canfurish
Developing people:
t ser aresearch cmmuni and individualresearchers wh can cnribue  headvancemen and use  knwledge
Facilitating research:
t prme hebes cndiins r research and he use knwledge
Developing our organisation:
t useur resurces ecienl and eecivel.Sraegic Plan updaes, summarisingprgress in achieving specic bjecivesduring 2007/08, can be und a
www.wellcome.ac.uk/strategicplan
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