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The genomes of King Richard III and one of his direct living descendants are to be sequenced in a project funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Leverhulme Trust and Professor Sir…

Wellcome responds to results from a phase III trial of R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine.

In 2012, a skeleton was excavated by archaeologists from the University of Leicester at the presumed site of the Greyfriars friary in Leicester, the last-known resting place…

Interim results from the Guinean phase III trial of the Ebola vaccine known as VSV-EBOV, co-funded by the Wellcome Trust, indicate that it is highly effective against the…

There are hundreds of Covid-19 vaccines in development, and some have produced very positive results in phase III clinical trials. How do some of the different vaccines work…

The government and the Wellcome Trust have announced further funding to support Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, in the next phase of its…

Long-term follow-up of a phase II study from KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Oxford University researchers in Kenya shows that the efficacy of a malaria vaccine…

Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announce funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate through a Phase III clinical trial.

The development and roll out of Covid-19 vaccines was a historic moment and the result of a global, collaborative research effort. But without vaccines distributed…

Human infection studies have the power to rapidly accelerate the development of much-needed vaccines and treatments, including for Covid-19.

Results from a long-term phase II study of the malaria vaccine RTS,S show that its efficacy falls over time. This decline is fastest in children living in areas with higher…

Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, unlike the vaccines we already use for other diseases, have been developed using ribonucleic acid (RNA) technology. So…

Unprecedented international cooperation and focus have led to multiple effective and safe Covid-19 vaccines in less than a year, and created a blueprint for future vaccine…

How are Covid-19 vaccines tested to ensure they are safe and effective, and how do the clinical trials they are put through work?

A large clinical trial comparing treatments for typhoid has recommended the use of gatifloxacin, an affordable new-generation antibiotic. The results of the trial in…

A handful of alternatives to antibiotics – such as treatments and preventative measures based on live microorganisms or 'probiotics' – have the potential to combat…

Wellcome Collection and City Stories Walks have been working together to bring you their first interactive, multimedia walking tour straight to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Trials of one of the most promising candidate Ebola vaccines are to begin swiftly in healthy volunteers in Europe, Gabon and Kenya, as funds from the Wellcome Trust enable an…

The current cholera pandemic has lasted six decades and killed millions. Professor Jan Holmgren, who developed the world’s first effective oral cholera vaccine, tells us how…

Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Innovations Strategic and Portfolio Awards’