The purpose of the company is the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products as well as biotherapeutic products (probiotics), the provision of services related to the development and marketing of such products, and the technical and scientific research and development of medicinal products, medical devices, food and dietary supplements. This also includes the trade and exploitation of brands, patents, licenses, manufacturing processes and formulas. The company can acquire, manage and sell securities and financial instruments of all kinds, participations and real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company can also establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, establish or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.