The company's purpose is to conduct research and consulting in the fields of medicine, paramedicine, human and animal nutrition, agriculture, and computer science, as well as buying and selling in these fields. The company also aims to provide education and training for children and adults. The company may: carry out, in Switzerland and abroad, any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to its purpose, except for operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE); establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all companies having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose; grant loans or guarantees to associates or third parties, if this promotes its interests or those of the group of companies to which it belongs.