a. The manufacture, processing, trade and packaging, on its own account or on behalf of third parties, of pharmaceutical, biological, chemical and aromatic products, food supplements and medical devices; b. The import and export of such products; c. The purchase, sale, exploitation or concession of all patents, formulas, trademarks, manufacturing processes related to such products; d. Market research, advertising launch and management, technical or commercial assistance related to the aforementioned objects. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad and acquire participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and sell real estate. It may carry out all commercial, financial or other operations having a direct or indirect connection with its corporate purpose. The company may also grant loans or other financing, on an onerous or gratuitous basis, to its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide securities of any kind for the commitments of these group companies, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. Furthermore, it may carry out cash pooling/centralization of net liquidity, including periodic balance adjustments, with group companies or participate in them, also without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the company's profit motive and even taking significant risks.