collector and philanthropist, he was born in the American Wild West but ended his days as a knight of the British Realm. He co-founded a multinational pharmaceutical company that mastered modern techniques of advertising such as promotion, image and branding. He also funded pioneering medical research, in his lifetime, scientists funded by Wellcome made great breakthroughs into understanding how our bodies work. After his death the great man’s will provided for the creation of the Wellcome Trust, whose venture investment arm Syncona Partners LLP (“Syncona”) are the founding investors in BED.