The company's purpose is to advise businesses, particularly life science, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, on corporate strategy, research and development, production and trade, management, intellectual property, corporate development and other business activities. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire 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. It may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate, copyrights, patents and licenses of all kinds.