The company aims to develop and commercialize technologies in the field of biotechnology, particularly in the area of biofuels. The company may acquire, exploit and transfer patents and other intellectual property rights or know-how, participate in other companies, acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not, and conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies.