Wellcome Leap

About Wellcome Leap

Wellcome Leap is a nonprofit organization that acts as a global ARPA for health, funding bold, unconventional programs at scale to deliver breakthroughs in human health over 5–10 years. It operates as a worldwide network of scientists and engineers, coordinating multi-country initiatives and leveraging a long-standing model of government-backed innovation. The organization aims to accelerate transformative health advances by funding ambitious projects and fostering collaboration across institutions. Based in the United States, Wellcome Leap partners with philanthropic and research communities to tackle urgent global health challenges.