The Medical Research Council (MRC) is one of nine councils of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The MRC is responsible for funding medical research in the United Kingdom and supports world-leading discovery and translational research to accelerate diagnosis, advance treatment and prevent human disease.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Polaris House
- Inception
- 1913
- Website
- https://www.ukri.org/councils/mrc/, https://www.mrc.ac.uk
