The purpose of the institution was to promote collaboration in the medical sciences by the organisation of symposia which would allow experts of different fields to share ideas. Symposia took place both at their London premises and also in locations across the globe. Later these discussions were written up by in-house editors and published by John Wiley & Sons, with whom the foundation had a long-standing relationship.
To promote collaboration among medical science experts, the institution organized symposia at its London location and elsewhere around the globe. These meetings were later compiled by in-house editors and published by John Wiley & Sons, an established partnership over many years.