Acquisition, holding, sale and management of participations in domestic and foreign companies. The company is part of the Johnson & Johnson group and, to the extent permitted, aligns its business activities with the group's goals. May conclude contracts in the interest of the group or individual group companies (including their direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries) and, in particular, grant loans or other financing to such group companies and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges or security assignments and transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. May establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, sell or finance any type of business, acquire, hold and sell real estate, carry out all commercial activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company, and take all measures that appear to promote the company's purpose or are related to it.