Trading and sale as well as production of consumer goods, in particular electronic articles, laboratory equipment and software; provision of services in the fields of information technology and electronics, in particular consulting and development. The company 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 any business and conclude any 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 sell real estate, copyrights, patents and licenses of all kinds.