The company's purpose is the development, manufacture and marketing of products for laboratory diagnostics and research, as well as the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for research applications and imaging products for in vivo imaging in humans or animals for diagnostic, monitoring, guided interventions or selection for clinical trials. Furthermore, the company's purpose is the manufacture and sale of radiopharmaceutical products for diagnostic applications. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries and may participate in other companies, both in Switzerland and abroad, and in general, carry out any activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial transactions as well as provide guarantees or warranties for subsidiaries or third parties.