St Louis Start-Up Scoville & Company Receives 2015 Arch Grant, Launches First Product: Pacidose Infant Medication Dispenser

St Louis, MO, June 22, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Scoville & Company, www.scovilleco.com a St Louis, Mo. based consumer product start-up invents and recruits innovative medical devices for the home. The company was founded by Dr. Agnes Scoville, MD, who has fifteen years of experience as an emergency room doctor, and was a US Navy Lieutenant Commander who served one tour of duty in Iraq. Dr. Scoville designs products that address gaps in home healthcare for pediatrics and geriatrics and was featured in the February 2015 issue of St Louis Alive Magazine as one of “35 Bold Minds Creating A Better St. Louis.”

"Agnes Scoville is a true innovator. The simplicity and functionality of Scoville and Company's first product, Pacidose, really signifies Agnes' understanding of the need in the market. She's a determined innovator with which we are excited to work. No doubt she'll have something new and interesting coming through the pipeline soon."

-Ben Burke, Arch Grants Director of Entrepreneurship

Scoville & Company is one of the eleven recipients of a 2015 Arch Grant, which works to create an entrepreneurial culture and infrastructure to build successful companies in St. Louis. Arch Grants provides $50,000 equity-free grants and pro bono support services to entrepreneurs eager to locate or retain their early-stage businesses in St. Louis. For more information, visit www.archgrants.org.

Pacidose, www.pacidose.com is a unique device that feels just like a pacifier, but has a narrow tube down the center allowing for liquid medication delivery to infants. Up to 50 percent of infants are dosed incorrectly with liquid medicine, in part due to rejection and incorrect measurement. Pacidose solves this problem by placing the liquid in the back of the mouth where there are fewer taste buds. A standard oral syringe attaches to the pacifier for precise measurement without the need to transfer the liquid. The caregiver gently depresses the syringe plunger and the baby naturally sucks the medicine without a fuss.

Pacidose is now available for purchase at www.pacidose.com, Amazon.com and select independent pharmacies.

For more information:
Dewayne Nickerson
(314) 645-4244 office
(415) 519-0004 cell
media@archgrants.org