The research, manufacture, biotechnological application, purchase, sale, acquisition and licensing, and trade of chemical, pharmaceutical, dietary, food, cosmetic, and medical device products, as well as all their derivatives and related products, for both human and veterinary use; the development of scientific and technological research in the fields of health and quality of life, also through cooperation with national and international research institutions and entities, public and private; participation in industrial, commercial, research, and service companies and consortia, both in Switzerland and abroad, with related, complementary, or connected objects; the provision of services to third parties, controlling, controlled, affiliated, and/or jointly controlled companies, as well as to enterprises and consortia in which it participates. The Company may also carry out all commercial, industrial, and financial operations deemed necessary or useful for achieving its corporate purpose. Finally, the Company may carry out financial transactions and provide guarantees, sureties, and any other type of guarantee, both personal and real, also in favor of third parties.