Development, production of and trade in chemical and pharmaceutical products of all kinds as well as holding and managing own assets; exploitation of process technologies of any kind, the acquisition, management and exploitation of patents, trademarks and intellectual property rights; provision of technical and administrative consulting services. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other domestic and foreign enterprises, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate, copyrights and licenses of all kinds.