We’re exited to announce that the call-for-talks for R/Pharma 2026 is now open! R/Pharma 2026 will be held October 20-21, with workshops taking place three weeks before from September 28-October 1. If you are interested in presenting a talk or workshop, please submit your proposal via Sessionize.
Asia-Pacific (APAC) Event
For the third year running, R/Pharma will be running talks and workshops in Asia-Pacific (APAC) time zones. The APAC event will run hybrid for the first day (more details to follow). If you are interested in presenting a talk or workshop, please submit your proposal via the Sessionize link and check the APAC box to specify your interest in presenting in the APAC region.
Submissions
Talks are 10-20 minutes in length and workshops are 1-4 hours in length. We welcome talks and workshops on any topic related to the use of R or other open source technologies in the pharmaceutical industry, including but not limited to:
- Use of shiny and interactive tools for early and late-stage drug development
- Use of R in regulatory submissions
- Use of open source with AI/LLMs in Pharma
- Administration and management: package management, containerization, scaling, HPC, etc.
Call-for-talks will run from April 5-May 2 and we’ll endeavor to review and respond to all submissions by end of May. We look forward to your submissions!
Parallel Tracks
For the first time, R/Pharma will be hosting two parallel tracks:
- CMC, Process and Analytical Development. As the industry shifts towards Digital CMC the need for reproducible data science, robust statistical modeling, and automated reporting in manufacturing and quality control has never been greater. This track will focus on the use of R and other open source tools in CMC, process and analytical development.
- Python. As a core language fot end-to-end data work, from data ingestion and wrangling to scalable modeling, automation and production-grade deployment, Python is an indispensable tool for data scientists. This track will focus on the use of Python in drug development.
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