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title: Blog - Synthace | Chris Grant, PhD
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# Posts by Chris Grant, PhD

<https://www.synthace.com/blog/quality-by-design-qbd-guide>

Design of Experiments (DOE)

## [Why Quality by Design (QbD) is vital for pharmaceutical R&D](https://www.synthace.com/blog/quality-by-design-qbd-guide)

Understand Quality by Design (QbD), the key jargon surrounding it, plus learn why it’s so important to bake into your development processes from the start.

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## About the Author

Dr Chris Grant is the Head of Research and Co-founder of Synthace. Chris has been at the forefront of Synthace’s development, applying his knowledge in bioprocessing, synthetic biology, lab automation, software engineering, and machine learning to help shape the future of the product.

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-grant-188b127/?originalSubdomain=uk>

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