We are a strategic investor in genomic medicine — backing the brightest early-career researchers with fast, flexible funding that turns bold ideas into real-world clinical breakthroughs.
From the first identification of a genetic mechanism to precision tools in the clinic, we provide the capital and confidence that lets high-impact science move faster.
We back early-career scientists so they can establish themselves and compete for larger grants — filling a critical gap where less-established researchers so often struggle to secure funding.
With a lean structure and a longstanding, close relationship with Guy's Hospital, we respond rapidly to funding requests — moving at the speed that great research demands.
Beyond direct support, our grants act as a catalyst — helping researchers unlock major institutional and government funding that multiplies every pound we give.
Founded in 1983 at Guy's Hospital to pioneer genetic research into paediatric conditions, The Generation Trust has evolved alongside the genomics revolution. Today, as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, we act as a strategic partner to King's College London.
A few years of the right funding at the right moment can shape an entire scientific career.
From a PhD building "bespoke virtual gene panels" for rare monogenic disease to co-leading genome-wide studies across 5 million participants — our funding helped launch a leader in human genetics.
Read his story →A Generation Trust studentship helped attract an MRC fellow to King's and supported Aminah's PhD — now an expert genome analyst whose mitochondrial research drew global collaboration.
Read her story →Every donation fuels the researchers and discoveries that will define how we diagnose, screen and treat genetic conditions for generations to come.