The company's purpose is the trade of raw materials and chemical-pharmaceutical products, medicinal plants, packaging materials and all other products for the chemical-pharmaceutical industry, as well as the manufacture and trade of pharmaceutical and para-pharmaceutical products; the exploitation of patents, licenses and manufacturing processes in the pharmaceutical, para-pharmaceutical and chemical fields, consulting engineering activities, market studies and technical assistance in the pharmaceutical and para-pharmaceutical fields; activity as an agent for manufacturers of machines, equipment and instruments for chemical-pharmaceutical plants and laboratories, publication of scientific works related to the pharmaceutical industry. It may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose and may be interested, in any form, in all similar companies. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.