The company's purpose is the manufacture, import, export, wholesale and retail trade of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and related products, both in Switzerland and abroad. The acquisition and holding of patents, trademarks and licenses, as well as assuming representations and agencies in the pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical sector, consulting and supplying medical-scientific materials. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, acquire, hold or sell participations in other companies or enterprises, both in Switzerland and abroad, having a similar purpose, and in general carry out all commercial, industrial, movable, immovable and financial operations deemed necessary or useful for the achievement, even indirectly, of the company's purpose.