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Richard Gaster is a Managing Partner at venBio who focuses on investments in Pharmaceuticals, BioTech, Health IT, Health & Hospital Services, and Digital Health at Seed, Series A, and Series B stages, with investment ranges typically between $20.0M and $30.0M. His verified work background includes bringing a background as a physician, entrepreneur, and life sciences investor to venBio, where he has played a key role in launching and investing in over a dozen portfolio companies. Before venBio, Gaster was a Senior Associate at Third Rock Ventures, focused on building biotech startups from cutting-edge science, and he began his career in Harvard's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency. He has authored papers in Nature Medicine and Nature Nanotechnology, holds over a dozen patents, won first prize in the IEEE Change the World Competition, and was named to Forbes "30 Under 30" in Science and Healthcare.