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As someone interested in science, you will know that it’s impossible to overstate the importance of medical research on our health and wellbeing both here in the UK and around the world.\xa0

Unlike most health charities, the Medical Research Foundation is not restricted to providing support for a particular disease or condition, or a particular research institution.\xa0

“Thanks to the Foundation and their supporters, we’ve been able to make a real difference to people living with the hepatitis C virus” – Professor John McLauchlan from the Medical Research Council (MRC) University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.

We can respond to the emerging health needs of the nation and the wider world, and the research priorities and opportunities identified by scientific experts and our donors.

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Thanks to Gifts in Wills, we were able to support one of the world’s largest research cohorts for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which has addressed critical gaps in our understanding of the virus.

HCV Research UK contains 150,000 samples from 12,000 patients and has provided vital information about the longer-term impact of the virus to researchers, patients, the NHS, and the pharmaceutical industry.

As the charitable arm of the Medical Research Council (MRC), we depend on support from generous members of the UK scientific community and the public to support talented scientists and fund life-changing medical research.

With a gift in your Will to the Medical Research Foundation, you can play a key role in providing the science that will protect the health of future generations.\xa0

Please consider making this very special gift today.