Trading in machines, devices and raw materials for the healthcare industry, including corresponding representations, as well as service activities for such machines and devices; may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or partners or other group companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or partners or other group companies and are granted free of charge, establishing branches and agencies in Switzerland, as well as participating in or merging with other companies.