North Swindon MP Visits Festival Of Medical Research

Local MP Justin Tomlinson has supported the Medical Research Council’s Festival of Medical Research, which took place last Friday at the Outlet Village.

The event provided a unique insight into some of the cutting-edge research being done by the Medical Research Council, including Genome Editing, which looks to delete genes that play a role in viral infections including HIV and Zika. The research is also supported by Cancer Research UK.

Justin Tomlinson MP said: “I am glad to see that the Medical Research Council are getting out and about to discuss the important work that is funded for by the taxpayers, to local residents. Swindon is at the forefront of research and innovation as home to the Research Councils, so it’s good to see them engaging with the public on this potentially life-saving work.”