M. S. JACOVIDES HELLAS

M. S. Jacovides Hellas

 

About Us

M. S. Jacovides markets and distributes medical devices in the fields of Blood Transfusion and Advanced Patient Care- with applications in General Surgery, Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery, as well as in Interventional Cardiology & Radiology.

The company currently employees 45 highly qualified professionals with extensive training and experience, strong academic background and deep knowledge of the Greek medical device market. M. S. Jacovides covers directly with its Sales & Marketing team in Athens and Salonica all Public Hospitals throughout Greece as well as major Private Clinics.

The company implements a quality management system ISO 9001:2015 (Bureau Veritas) & ISO 13485:2016 (Lloyd’s Register) and was also among a few local independent companies that was certified for several years by TRACE International.

M. S. Jacovides Hellas is located in a modern 3350 sq.m. building, which constitutes the MSJ Group’s privately owned headquarters, in the business area of Halandri in the northern part of Athens, Greece.

 

History

Upon establishment the company’s initial focus was the introduction of new, more effective methods and products in the Blood Collection and Transfusion field. To this end, and as a result of careful strategic planning, the company entered into other hospital clinical areas such as Anaesthesia /Intensive Care Unit, Operating Room, Central  Sterilization, Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Cardiology & Radiology via long-term representations with leading medical devices companies.

 

1982

M. S. Jacovides Hellas is established in Athens, Greece

1985

Initiated a  partnership agreement with Kawasumi Laboratories Inc. Japan to market its Blood Collection Bags

1988

First Company in Europe to recognize and exploit Pall Medical’s (then Cutter Miles, now Haemonetics Corporation) Leukotrap® In-line Filter System, which today constitutes the internationally established method of choice in Blood Banks

1992

Granted the exclusive distribution rights of Pall Medical’s innovative blood & critical care filters for Greece & Cyprus

1995

Vital Signs’ (now Becton Dickinson and Vyaire) anesthesia product line was added in its portfolio

1999

Extension in the field of Invasive Cardiology & Radiology with the signing of collaboration with Vascular Solutions Inc., (now Teleflex) USA

2000

Entered the field of Surgery & Advanced Wound Care with Innovata’s Adept® adhesions reduction liquid (now marketed worldwide by Baxter Biosurgery)

2002

M. S. Jacovides Hellas celebrated its 20 Year Anniversary. To commemorate its establishment, the company donated much needed medical equipment to the local health care centers of small islands in the Aegean, aiming to support healthcare services in remote regions of Greece.

2010

Signed agreement with 3M Hellas MEPE for distributing its medical products to Greek Public Hospitals. Joined the European Medical Device Distributor Alliance (EMDDA), representing Greece & Cyprus.

2011

Expanded its 3M agreement to include newly acquired Arizant’s temperature management products

2012

Celebrated its 30 Years of successful operations in Greece. Signed agreement with Terumo I.S. for the distribution of its Interventional Cardiology, Radiology & Embolotherapy medical products.

2013

Strengthened its Interventional Cardiology & Radiology portfolio with Toray’s Medical Co. Ltd., INOUE Balloon Catheter for the treatment of Mitral Stenosis

2015

Strengthened its Blood Tranfusion portfolio with Haemonetics’ whole blood automation technologies.

2018

After the recent Vascular Solutions takeover by Teleflex Inc., our company handles the Interventional Cardiology line.  The company also expanded its Terumo portfolio with the addition of its Cardiac Surgery product group

2022

Expanded into the field of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery with the distribution of Rocket Medical’s Chest Drainage and IPC systems and Armstrong Medical’s Heated Wired Circuits for Intensive Care, High Flow Oxygen Therapy and CPAP for Adults, Pediatrics and Neonates

2022

Enhanced the product portfolio in the area of Intensive Care by launching a new partnership with NeurOptics, in the field of digital Pupillometry for Adult and Paediatric patients.

2023

Signed agreement with the Finnish company Bittium Biosignals Ltd., a subsidiary of Bittium Corporation, for the promotion and distribution of its innovative Bittium BrainStatus™, a wireless – real time monitoring -compact electroencephalogram (EEG) recording system of the electrical activity of the brain.

2024

Strengthened its product portfolio in Anesthesia with Innovel’s Laryngeal Endo-Tracheal Airway Fixator Leafix