The company, as a subsidiary within the IDEXX Group, aims to manufacture and distribute analysis, diagnosis, and information processing products and provide services in the field of animal and human health and food and water quality, particularly in the areas of: veterinary diagnostic and testing products, devices, and services; veterinary clinical laboratories and consulting; pharmaceutical and medical devices, products, and services; testing equipment, products, and services for food and the environment; clinical laboratories and consulting for food and environmental issues; and hardware and software products and services. The company may acquire, develop, sell, and manage properties. Furthermore, the company is authorized to participate in other companies that pursue the same or similar purposes, acquire or lease such companies, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or is suitable for promoting it. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not. The company may conduct its activities both domestically and abroad, taking into account the interests of the IDEXX Group and its companies, as well as those of affiliated companies. The company may act as part of and in the interest of the IDEXX Group and, in particular, grant loans or other financing to other companies within the group or third-party companies and provide security of all kinds for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind.