The company's purpose is to trade in medical and pharmaceutical products in the healthcare sector as well as products in the lifestyle, cosmetics, medical nutrition, food supplements, and health prevention sectors. The company also provides services in these areas, in particular analyses. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may also acquire, hold, and manage intellectual property rights. The company may acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, subject to the provisions of the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad of December 16, 1983. It may also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.