The purpose of the company is the direct or indirect acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in domestic and foreign companies, in particular in companies active in the development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of medical devices and related business activities. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or sell other companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, by means of loans or other financing, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not, even if such financing or security is in the exclusive interest of companies in which it is directly or indirectly invested or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which they are directly or indirectly invested. The company may carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that may be conducive to the realization of its purpose. It may acquire and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad, take out and grant loans, provide guarantees and other securities, acquire, manage and exploit intellectual property rights.