Wellcome Leap launches global network to tackle pressing health issues

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More than 20 research institutions are part of new effort to the cut red tape hindering research

Wellcome Leap, a US-based non-profit founded by the Wellcome Trust, has established a network of 21 preeminent universities and research institutions around the world that aims to tackle cancer and infectious diseases collaboratively over the next five to 10 years. The organisation was set up last year with £300 million of seed funding.