To develop, manufacture, purchase or acquire in any other way, sell, import, export, trade in and make available in any other way, distribute and promote or make available all kinds of raw materials, equipment, machines, devices, tools, instruments and other products used in the context of one or more products, in particular in the fields of computer science (software, hardware, databases and bioinformatics), telecommunications, telemedicine and telemonitoring as well as in the field of electronic currencies; to carry out scientific research and development commissioned by third parties in Switzerland, but also in foreign countries or on its own account, and to commercialize and promote the results of this research and development; to undertake any desirable, necessary, related or related action with the described purposes, including but not limited to any action related to patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, regulatory approvals, licenses, leading the management to collaborate with, participate in and create companies with similar or related purposes, and all this in the broadest sense of the word; to establish and acquire, take participations in, work in cooperation with, manage and finance (or have financed) other companies of any legal form, as well as advise and provide services; to provide and conclude loans of money, manage and dispose of deposited assets and provide securities, including pledges for the debts of group companies and third parties. It may engage in any financial, commercial or industrial, movable or immovable activity, directly or indirectly related to this purpose, create branches or subsidiaries (including one or more laboratories) in Switzerland or abroad, participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose and, if it serves its interests, grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties.