Intermediation and maintenance of investments and commercial transactions of all kinds, in particular in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the provision of services that are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. It may also broker and evaluate inventions, patents and other intellectual property rights, and acquire, manage, broker and sell capital investments of all kinds.