The purpose of the company is to manufacture and trade in goods related to the healthcare sector and related fields, to provide related services of all kinds, and to develop, acquire, hold, manage and dispose of intellectual property rights of all kinds. The company may acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks and technical and industrial know-how, acquire, manage and sell 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 engage in commercial, financial or other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. 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 all kinds 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.