The company's purpose is to conduct research, manufacture and distribute pharmaceutical, chemical, medical-technical, biotechnological and related products, as well as provide services related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also order securities and provide guarantees for its shareholders, other group companies or third parties, and grant financing to its shareholders, other group companies or third parties, for its own account or for the account of others, whether remunerated or not.