Trade, in particular in Switzerland, in goods of all kinds and provision of services, in particular in the field of healthcare; may establish branches and subsidiaries, participate in other companies, acquire, hold, sell and grant patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights as well as licenses of any kind, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.