Getty’s .7 billion attempt to buy Shutterstock faces in-depth investigation in the UK

Getty’s $3.7 billion attempt to buy Shutterstock faces in-depth investigation in the UK

LONDON – Britain’s antitrust watchdog said Monday that it is escalating its investigation of plans by Getty Images to buy rival Shutterstock, stepping up scrutiny of the $3.7 billion deal that would create a visual content giant. The Competition and Markets Authority said that it was opening an in-depth merger investigation after its preliminary inquiry…

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First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway

First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway

WASHINGTON – The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. United Therapeutics, a producer of gene-edited pig kidneys, announced Monday that the study’s initial transplant was performed successfully at NYU Langone Health. It’s the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants. A second…

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