Wellcome Trust and Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J. U.S.A. share a desire to improve health in the developing world and we recognize our strengths in this area are complementary in many ways. Wellcome Trust brings exceptional public health expertise, in-depth policy understanding and experience in biomedical research to this partnership. Merck & Co., Inc. brings expertise in vaccine development in addition to experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders including international organizations, governments, NGOs, and philanthropic organizations to create innovative health solutions (for example, therapeutic interventions and vaccines for use in China, Nicaragua, Botswana and other countries).

The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the United Kingdom. It funds innovative biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, spending around £600 million each year to support the brightest scientists with the best ideas. The Wellcome Trust supports public debate about biomedical research and its impact on health and wellbeing. www.wellcome.ac.uk.

MSD Laboratories India LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J. U.S.A., a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck & Co., Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. The company devotes extensive efforts to increase access to medicines through far-reaching programs that not only donate its medicines but help deliver them to the people who need them. The company also publishes unbiased health information as a not-for-profit service. For more information, visit www.merck.com.