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Supply Chain Planning with R: An Interview with Nicolas Nguyen, Developer of the planr R Package

Nicolas Nguyen discusses how the planr R package brings demand and supply planning workflows from spreadsheets into reproducible, programmable R workflows.

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Jun 22, 2026

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Survival Analysis with nlmixr2

Justin Wilkins and the nlmixr2 Development Team show how to fit parametric time-to-event models in nlmixr2 using the package’s custom log-likelihood interface.

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May 28, 2026

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Open Source Makes AI Better

Investing in people, languages, and shared infrastructure gives companies a stronger foundation for AI.

Terry Christiani, Executive Director
May 20, 2026

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Beyond Feasibility: Learning from FDA’s Response to WebAssembly and Container-Based Submissions

The R Consortium R Submissions Working Group received the FDA’s review letter for Pilot 4, summarizing the evaluation of using WebAssembly and Docker containers to package…

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May 14, 2026

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Investing in the R Community: Our Support for Global R Events in 2026

In 2026, the R Consortium is supporting global R events and community initiatives to strengthen collaboration, accessibility, and long-term ecosystem growth.

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Apr 15, 2026

Collaborating between Bioconductor and R-universe on Development of Common Infrastructure

R-consortium ISC top-level project R-universe is working with Bioconductor to help gradually modernize parts of its infrastructure, while accommodating the project’s scale…

The rOpenSci Team, The Bioconductor Team
Apr 8, 2026
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