R/Pharma is a scientifically & industry oriented, collegial online conference focused on the use of R in the development of pharmaceuticals, with breakout in-person and APAC satellite events.

R/Pharma 2026 workshops run September 28 - October 1. The R/Pharma conference runs October 20 - 21.

Monday, September 28#

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT: Python & Positron for Clinical Study Reports and Submissions Presented by Michael Chow, Yilong Zhang, and Isabella Velásquez

  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT: Deep Learning and Foundational Models for Tabular Data in R Presented by Max Kuhn

  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT: Human-in-the-Loop AI: Using Posit Assistant in Positron to Accelerate Analysis Without Sacrificing Control Presented by Garrett Grolemund

Tuesday, September 29#

  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT: The pointblank for R workshop: everything you need to know to validate data effectively Presented by Rich Iannone

Tuesday, October 20#

  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CDT: Keynote Presented by Joe Cheng