Category: R Programming

If you work in pharma, you know how much time and money go into drug development. The last thing you want is a painful FDA rejection, one that not only...continue reading.

ShinyConf 2025 is almost here, and we’re excited to bring the community together again. As the organizers, we’ve put together a lineup of talks and workshops that focus on making...continue reading.

The pharmaceutical industry develops life-saving drugs while maintaining strict quality standards. Regulatory requirements ensure safety and compliance but can slow process changes due to extensive documentation and resource demands. GxP...continue reading.

Your data scientist just spent three days crafting the perfect sales performance report. The sales team loves it. Next month, they’ll need it again. And the month after that. Sound...continue reading.

The most valuable feedback often comes not from what users say, but from what they do! When was the last time you clicked a “Give Feedback” button in an app?...continue reading.

Open-source tools are growing in popularity within the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Novo Nordisk, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Gilead, and Pfizer have all made significant contributions...continue reading.

Delivering the ShinyConf 24 keynote for the Shiny in Enterprise track, Eric Kostello, Executive Director of Data Science at Warner Brothers Discovery, discussed the instrumental role Shiny and its evolution...continue reading.

We are excited to invite you to the Appsilon Tiny Shiny Hackathon, a four-hour online challenge where developers can showcase their creativity and technical skills by building applications that combine...continue reading.

At Appsilon, we’ve been integrating Large Language Models into Shiny for Python applications for a while now. One thing became clear: the challenge isn’t in the initial integration. Shiny for...continue reading.

In the past, many organizations relied on static file reports to make decisions. Typically, several Excel and PowerPoint reports are generated each month. Management would gather, discuss results, decide, and...continue reading.

Customizing the {riskassessment} App based on your organization’s needs makes validating R packages in regulated industries like pharma more efficient and compliant. Strict compliance rules and best practices mean organizations...continue reading.

Are you thinking about submitting a talk for ShinyConf 2025 but unsure where to start?  Here are some insights from our ShinyConf Planning Committee on what makes a great proposal....continue reading.

Developing GxP-validated applications that comply with strict regulatory requirements has been a significant challenge in the past, particularly due to the lack of tooling around good software development practices. This...continue reading.

Hey Shiny Enthusiasts! ShinyConf 2025 is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to invite you to be a part of it! Whether you’ve been working with Shiny for years...continue reading.

Developing a Shiny app is relatively straightforward, but deploying it to a production environment is a whole another set of challenges. If you’re unfamiliar, R Shiny is a powerful web...continue reading.

If your organization is looking to build dynamic and interactive dashboards with a strong emphasis on performance or large scale, the Observable Framework could be an ideal fit. This article...continue reading.

Quite often, the involvement of a designer in a project is temporary, depending on the budget, deadlines, planning, etc. This approach is mainly used in projects with small budgets or...continue reading.

In this edition of Shiny Gatherings x Pharmaverse, we were thrilled to welcome Nina and Dony, Principal Data Scientists at Genentech, for an insightful session on building clinical data analysis...continue reading.

Good software engineering practices are essential during the FDA submission process, especially if the software is used in the development, manufacturing, or control of drugs/medical devices. In plain English, these...continue reading.

Validating R Shiny applications is critical in the pharmaceutical industry, where data integrity, compliance, and patient safety are essential. Building on our post on R package validation, Shiny apps introduce...continue reading.