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Empire Medicinals wins top prize in the Rochester Venture Challenge

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High Tech Rochester has announced the winners of this year’s Rochester Venture Challenge.

The top prize went to Empire Medicinals, a Rochester healthcare startup,  which looks to modernize traditional herbal medicines.

As the 1st place winner, Empire Medicinals receives a grand prize of $25,000 and one year of incubation services at High Tech Rochester.

2nd place went to Therm Apparel, and the 3rd place winner was Primary Book Club.

The panel of judges based its decision on criteria that includes the probability of success of the business coupled with the size of its potential economic impact.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.