The company's purpose is the distribution and marketing of dental, medical and sanitary products/devices of all kinds, as well as related equipment and accessories. The company may also organize training and refresher courses in the dental field and related areas, as well as conferences. Furthermore, the company may acquire, sell, manage, receive and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, industrial patents, trademarks, licenses and intellectual property rights in general, particularly in the aforementioned sectors. The company may also acquire, encumber, manage, administer and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with applicable laws. Any activity carried out in the real estate sector is not directed towards third parties, but exclusively limited to real estate for its own account. The company may also acquire, for its own account and not as a fiduciary, interests and participations in other industrial, commercial, financial and service companies in Switzerland or abroad, in the sector related to the company's purpose or in other sectors. Finally, the company may carry out all commercial, industrial and financial operations deemed necessary or useful and functionally connected with the company's purpose or aimed at achieving it, and open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.