The research was funded by the chief scientist office of the scottish government health directorates and the medical research council .
这项研究由苏格兰政府健康管理局和药物研究会的首席科学家办公室进行。
It is the second major move by the two companies to eradicate high-level connections between them , after the federal trade commission said it would investigate whether the so-called " interlocking directorates " had broken the law .
The early stage investigation is believed to focus on whether the " interlocking " directorates allow the two companies to collude against other rivals , or whether the relationship results in customers and shareholders being treated unfairly .