Acquisition, holding, management and sale of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad; management of shares, real estate and intangible assets such as patents and trademarks, of operationally active subordinate companies as subsidiaries, which promote basic and applied research in the field of musculoskeletal surgery, general orthopedics and traumatology, promotion of the publication of results from basic and applied research in this field and the acquisition of intellectual property rights in this field; can support research institutes and clinic operations through loans; can acquire properties and real estate in Switzerland and abroad; fulfills holding functions; can acquire and manage patents, licenses and manufacturing processes.