res earch ) ▁and ▁Z eb ul on ▁( US ▁manufact uring ) ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁B urr ough s ▁Well come ▁& ▁Company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁in ▁London ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁ph arm ac ists ▁Henry ▁Well come ▁and ▁Sil as ▁B urr ough s . ▁The ▁Well come ▁Trop ical ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁B urr ough s ▁Well come ▁established ▁research ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁facilities ▁in ▁T uck ah oe , ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁US ▁headquarters ▁until ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁to ▁Research ▁Tri angle ▁Park ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁winning ▁scient ists ▁Ger tr ude ▁B . ▁El ion ▁and ▁George ▁H . ▁H itch ings ▁worked ▁there ▁and ▁invent ed ▁dru gs ▁still ▁used ▁many ▁years ▁later , ▁such ▁as ▁mer ca ptop ur ine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁Well come ▁Foundation ▁bought ▁Cooper , ▁Mc D oug all ▁& ▁Robert son ▁Inc ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁active ▁in ▁animal ▁health . ▁Gla x o ▁and ▁Well come ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁to ▁form ▁Gla x o ▁Well come ▁pl c . ▁Gla x o ▁Well come ▁rest ruct ured ▁its ▁R & D ▁operation ▁that ▁year , ▁cutting ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs ▁world wide , ▁closing ▁its ▁R &