The company aims to engage in the import, export, trade, distribution, and manufacture of devices, systems, and consumables in the field of chromatography, laboratory, analytical, process, and scientific technology, as well as the provision of corresponding technical services, maintenance, repairs, calibrations, and performance tests. Furthermore, the company aims to develop, apply, exploit, purchase, and sell patents, licenses, trademarks, and similar rights, as well as to provide consulting and service services in the scientific-technical field. In addition, the company may engage in activities in the fields of security (protection of persons and property), catering and event organization (including operation of restaurants, bars, clubs, and discotheques), construction (construction work from the foundation to the roof, facades, plasterwork, floor coverings such as parquet and laminate, as well as assembly work), cleaning, trade in goods of all kinds, import and export, as well as representation and cooperation with domestic and foreign companies. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other domestic and foreign enterprises, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may acquire, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate, intellectual property rights, and licenses of all kinds.