South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne visits Illumina Centre to learn about its ground-breaking science
South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne visited the Illumina Centre to find out more about the ground-breaking science in his constituency.
The Conservative MP was given a guided tour of the offices and state-of-the-art Solutions Lab, where he witnessed the powerful technology behind the company’s sequencing success.
The centre on Granta Park is Illumina’s EMEA headquarters and home to more than 500 employees.
Following his visit last Thursday (October 28), Mr Browne said: “It was great to explore the IC and get an inside look into a company which has such a strong local presence as well as a global one.
“Everyone that I had the pleasure of speaking to had such a strong passion for the company’s work and it was wonderful to be a first-hand witness to their commitment to improving human life.”
Clare Kingsley, senior director of scientific research at Illumina, added: “We were delighted to host MP
Anthony Browne and are thrilled that Mr Browne recognises our commitment to improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome.
“In Illumina we are very proud of the examples where our technology is making a positive difference for patients now and the impact it can bring to healthcare in the future.”
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