The company's purpose is to import, export, purchase, sell, license, market and distribute all kinds of pharmaceutical products or similar products, as well as to conduct all kinds of business that are directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purposes. The company may provide services and assistance to any third party, shareholder and group company, regardless of whether the service is of an administrative, operational, financial or commercial nature, or whether it relates to research or industry, or consulting and management services. The company may acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks, licenses and technical and industrial knowledge, acquire, manage and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge. The company may conduct all other business that directly or indirectly promotes the aforementioned purposes.