The company aims to acquire, develop, manage and exploit know-how, invention patents and other intellectual property rights, provide consulting and support services to domestic and foreign companies in technical, intellectual property, administrative, commercial and financial matters, carry out all business related to the purpose, as well as cultivate, breed, process and distribute natural products. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate. Furthermore, it may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including direct or indirect participants of the company or companies in which such participants are involved, and provide securities of any kind.