The design, improvement, development of business models, the monetization of proprietary technologies and patents, computer programming, the design of business processes, design, services and products, the optimization of product portfolios, the planning of technology transfer, innovation and corporate organization activities, all with a view to respecting the environment. The company may also provide services related to quality systems, products, plants, equipment, safety and hygiene of workplaces. The company may also acquire, sell, manage, receive and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, industrial patents, trademarks, licenses and intellectual property rights in general, particularly in the aforementioned sectors. The company may assume, on its own account and not as a fiduciary, interests and participations in other companies or industrial, commercial, financial and service companies in Switzerland or abroad, in the sector related to the social purpose or in other sectors and open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also acquire, encumber, manage, administer and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with the applicable regulations. Any activity carried out in the real estate sector is not directed towards third parties but limited to real estate for its own account. Finally, the company may carry out all commercial, industrial and financial operations deemed necessary or useful and functionally connected with the social object or aimed at achieving its purpose.