RSS Lecture Theatre, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
Data visualisation is one of the fundamental tools that we have to explore, understand and present data. However, do we really put enough effort and time into this aspect of our work? This PSI one day meeting aims to cover a wide variety of areas where graphics can, and are, being used within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. By sharing and engaging in multiple and varied examples attendees will come away from the meeting with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of graphical representations and ideas of where these tools could prove useful within their own areas of work.
| Name of talks | Slides to download |
| The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development Jürgen Löffler, (Novartis) | The Clinical Data Cinema Slides |
| Riding the Data Explosion Simon Tilley (SAS) | Riding The Data Explosion Slides |
| Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited) | Visualisation Of Clinical Tria lData Using Animated Graphics Slides |
| The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions) | Rise And Rise Of Graphic Expectation Slides |
| Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany) | Interactive Statistical Graphics When Charts Come To Life Slides |
| Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg) | Every Picture Tells A Story Using Many Graphics At Once Slides |
| Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consutlancy) | Using Graphics to Present the Study Result as Story Slides |
| Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco) | Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology |
| Please click here to see the summary example | Please click here to see the Individual Patient Example |
The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development
Abstract: The role of data visualization in various aspects of clinical data analysis and reporting will be illustrated. Examples are Clinical Study Reports and submission dossiers, benefit-risk evaluations, slide presentations, data exploration, statistical model diagnostics, and ongoing review of collected study data. Possibilities of how to present data, along with specific requirements as well as limitations and constraints in each area will be discussed. Finally, a structured approach towards definition of the appropriate graph for certain purposes and data types will be presented.
Juergen Loeffler (Novartis)
Riding the Data Explosion
Abstract: Visualisation of statistical analysis has been a key part of clinical trials for many years. Now it is becoming possible to visually explore the statistical analysis of colossal datasets in real-time using multi-machine in-memory engines. This is a seismic shift in the ability to explore and discover new information - and more importantly - by potentially different people. There is an opportunity for those with statistical analysis skills to be at the vanguard of this explosion in understanding and to shape the way in which new indications are found and the value of the assets of the pharmaceutical companies are maximised.
Simon Tilley (SAS)
Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics
Abstract: Conventional data visualisation uses static images. An innovative visualisation method using animated graphics could help to review, analyse and communicate large amounts of information effectively. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by switching back and forth between images of the night sky to look for moving objects. In 2010, Prof Hans Rosling used animated graphics to teach the world about health and economics. This talk will discuss the potential application of this approach to medical data analysis, and introduce a new software tool that turns clinical trial data into animated graphics.
Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited)
The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations
Abstract: It was once the case that a simple table was sufficient for displaying information but the expectations for graphics we see and produce has grown rapidly. We are all used to seeing highly customised interactive graphics on a daily basis but how can we use these tools effectively for our own exploratory analysis and reporting? In this talk we will look at how expectations have increased and how we can effectively use tools available to us for presenting information.
Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions)
Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life
Abstract: There is a comprehensive suite of univariate and multivariate statistical graphics, covering data on categorical, continuous and mixed scales. Whereas many of these graphics are widely known and used for diagnostics and presentation of models and raw data (cf. the popular R package ggplot2), adding interactive features may make these graphics to versatile tools in exploratory data analysis.
The most common interactive feature is the selection of subsets of data to focus on "what's interesting". Linked highlighting throughout all linked graphs of the same data can highlight these features in even more dimensions. Linked-highlighting can efficiently be used to compare subgroups within a dataset, or to investigate the conditional distribution of subgroups. Further interactions include the instant change of plot parameters and plot scales, as well as the flexible incorporation of statistical information into standard statistical graphics.
This talk illustrates the various interaction techniques and how these techniques facilitate the analysis of data with purely graphical means. Most of these techniques are demonstrated within the graphical data analysis software Mondrian (http://www.theusRus.de/Mondrian)
Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once
Abstract: People are very skilled at scanning large amounts of information and picking out the bits that are important to them—when they are experienced in doing this. It is now easy to draw many informative graphics quickly and flexibly, but typically people don’t. They tend to draw individual graphics and use them more for presenting information than for gaining information. This talk discusses using collections of graphics to find information and to generate ideas to be modelled and tested. Several applied examples will be presented and audience participation in evaluating the graphics and the graphical analyses will be welcome.
Antony Unwin (University of Ausburg)
Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story
Abstract: Too often we watch presentations of the final results of a study that has just been reported and think of how it can be more interesting. We are told that we need to see the numbers, the tables, the figures, so that we know the result of the study. However, when we sit and listen to the results of a study, what we are really after is a story. We want the data to be converted to knowledge, something we can walk away with. We don’t walk away with tables, and numbers, but we do remember a story told by a good story teller, with all the pictures to visualise what had happened in the study. This presentation will show how we can use graphics to tell a story, converting Data to Knowledge the audience of any presentation can walk away with.
Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consultancy)
Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications
Abstract: Much attention is given to graphics for analysis and reporting in R&D. In this paper, I provide a review of graphics used in the other functional areas including sales, marketing and manufacturing. Examples are drawn from the life sciences, retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Graphical methods for exploratory review and publication reporting are referenced.
Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco)
RSS Lecture Theatre, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
Data visualisation is one of the fundamental tools that we have to explore, understand and present data. However, do we really put enough effort and time into this aspect of our work? This PSI one day meeting aims to cover a wide variety of areas where graphics can, and are, being used within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. By sharing and engaging in multiple and varied examples attendees will come away from the meeting with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of graphical representations and ideas of where these tools could prove useful within their own areas of work.
| Name of talks | Slides to download |
| The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development Jürgen Löffler, (Novartis) | The Clinical Data Cinema Slides |
| Riding the Data Explosion Simon Tilley (SAS) | Riding The Data Explosion Slides |
| Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited) | Visualisation Of Clinical Tria lData Using Animated Graphics Slides |
| The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions) | Rise And Rise Of Graphic Expectation Slides |
| Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany) | Interactive Statistical Graphics When Charts Come To Life Slides |
| Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg) | Every Picture Tells A Story Using Many Graphics At Once Slides |
| Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consutlancy) | Using Graphics to Present the Study Result as Story Slides |
| Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco) | Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology |
| Please click here to see the summary example | Please click here to see the Individual Patient Example |
The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development
Abstract: The role of data visualization in various aspects of clinical data analysis and reporting will be illustrated. Examples are Clinical Study Reports and submission dossiers, benefit-risk evaluations, slide presentations, data exploration, statistical model diagnostics, and ongoing review of collected study data. Possibilities of how to present data, along with specific requirements as well as limitations and constraints in each area will be discussed. Finally, a structured approach towards definition of the appropriate graph for certain purposes and data types will be presented.
Juergen Loeffler (Novartis)
Riding the Data Explosion
Abstract: Visualisation of statistical analysis has been a key part of clinical trials for many years. Now it is becoming possible to visually explore the statistical analysis of colossal datasets in real-time using multi-machine in-memory engines. This is a seismic shift in the ability to explore and discover new information - and more importantly - by potentially different people. There is an opportunity for those with statistical analysis skills to be at the vanguard of this explosion in understanding and to shape the way in which new indications are found and the value of the assets of the pharmaceutical companies are maximised.
Simon Tilley (SAS)
Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics
Abstract: Conventional data visualisation uses static images. An innovative visualisation method using animated graphics could help to review, analyse and communicate large amounts of information effectively. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by switching back and forth between images of the night sky to look for moving objects. In 2010, Prof Hans Rosling used animated graphics to teach the world about health and economics. This talk will discuss the potential application of this approach to medical data analysis, and introduce a new software tool that turns clinical trial data into animated graphics.
Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited)
The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations
Abstract: It was once the case that a simple table was sufficient for displaying information but the expectations for graphics we see and produce has grown rapidly. We are all used to seeing highly customised interactive graphics on a daily basis but how can we use these tools effectively for our own exploratory analysis and reporting? In this talk we will look at how expectations have increased and how we can effectively use tools available to us for presenting information.
Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions)
Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life
Abstract: There is a comprehensive suite of univariate and multivariate statistical graphics, covering data on categorical, continuous and mixed scales. Whereas many of these graphics are widely known and used for diagnostics and presentation of models and raw data (cf. the popular R package ggplot2), adding interactive features may make these graphics to versatile tools in exploratory data analysis.
The most common interactive feature is the selection of subsets of data to focus on "what's interesting". Linked highlighting throughout all linked graphs of the same data can highlight these features in even more dimensions. Linked-highlighting can efficiently be used to compare subgroups within a dataset, or to investigate the conditional distribution of subgroups. Further interactions include the instant change of plot parameters and plot scales, as well as the flexible incorporation of statistical information into standard statistical graphics.
This talk illustrates the various interaction techniques and how these techniques facilitate the analysis of data with purely graphical means. Most of these techniques are demonstrated within the graphical data analysis software Mondrian (http://www.theusRus.de/Mondrian)
Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once
Abstract: People are very skilled at scanning large amounts of information and picking out the bits that are important to them—when they are experienced in doing this. It is now easy to draw many informative graphics quickly and flexibly, but typically people don’t. They tend to draw individual graphics and use them more for presenting information than for gaining information. This talk discusses using collections of graphics to find information and to generate ideas to be modelled and tested. Several applied examples will be presented and audience participation in evaluating the graphics and the graphical analyses will be welcome.
Antony Unwin (University of Ausburg)
Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story
Abstract: Too often we watch presentations of the final results of a study that has just been reported and think of how it can be more interesting. We are told that we need to see the numbers, the tables, the figures, so that we know the result of the study. However, when we sit and listen to the results of a study, what we are really after is a story. We want the data to be converted to knowledge, something we can walk away with. We don’t walk away with tables, and numbers, but we do remember a story told by a good story teller, with all the pictures to visualise what had happened in the study. This presentation will show how we can use graphics to tell a story, converting Data to Knowledge the audience of any presentation can walk away with.
Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consultancy)
Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications
Abstract: Much attention is given to graphics for analysis and reporting in R&D. In this paper, I provide a review of graphics used in the other functional areas including sales, marketing and manufacturing. Examples are drawn from the life sciences, retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Graphical methods for exploratory review and publication reporting are referenced.
Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco)
RSS Lecture Theatre, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
Data visualisation is one of the fundamental tools that we have to explore, understand and present data. However, do we really put enough effort and time into this aspect of our work? This PSI one day meeting aims to cover a wide variety of areas where graphics can, and are, being used within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. By sharing and engaging in multiple and varied examples attendees will come away from the meeting with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of graphical representations and ideas of where these tools could prove useful within their own areas of work.
| Name of talks | Slides to download |
| The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development Jürgen Löffler, (Novartis) | The Clinical Data Cinema Slides |
| Riding the Data Explosion Simon Tilley (SAS) | Riding The Data Explosion Slides |
| Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited) | Visualisation Of Clinical Tria lData Using Animated Graphics Slides |
| The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions) | Rise And Rise Of Graphic Expectation Slides |
| Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany) | Interactive Statistical Graphics When Charts Come To Life Slides |
| Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg) | Every Picture Tells A Story Using Many Graphics At Once Slides |
| Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consutlancy) | Using Graphics to Present the Study Result as Story Slides |
| Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco) | Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology |
| Please click here to see the summary example | Please click here to see the Individual Patient Example |
The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development
Abstract: The role of data visualization in various aspects of clinical data analysis and reporting will be illustrated. Examples are Clinical Study Reports and submission dossiers, benefit-risk evaluations, slide presentations, data exploration, statistical model diagnostics, and ongoing review of collected study data. Possibilities of how to present data, along with specific requirements as well as limitations and constraints in each area will be discussed. Finally, a structured approach towards definition of the appropriate graph for certain purposes and data types will be presented.
Juergen Loeffler (Novartis)
Riding the Data Explosion
Abstract: Visualisation of statistical analysis has been a key part of clinical trials for many years. Now it is becoming possible to visually explore the statistical analysis of colossal datasets in real-time using multi-machine in-memory engines. This is a seismic shift in the ability to explore and discover new information - and more importantly - by potentially different people. There is an opportunity for those with statistical analysis skills to be at the vanguard of this explosion in understanding and to shape the way in which new indications are found and the value of the assets of the pharmaceutical companies are maximised.
Simon Tilley (SAS)
Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics
Abstract: Conventional data visualisation uses static images. An innovative visualisation method using animated graphics could help to review, analyse and communicate large amounts of information effectively. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by switching back and forth between images of the night sky to look for moving objects. In 2010, Prof Hans Rosling used animated graphics to teach the world about health and economics. This talk will discuss the potential application of this approach to medical data analysis, and introduce a new software tool that turns clinical trial data into animated graphics.
Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited)
The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations
Abstract: It was once the case that a simple table was sufficient for displaying information but the expectations for graphics we see and produce has grown rapidly. We are all used to seeing highly customised interactive graphics on a daily basis but how can we use these tools effectively for our own exploratory analysis and reporting? In this talk we will look at how expectations have increased and how we can effectively use tools available to us for presenting information.
Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions)
Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life
Abstract: There is a comprehensive suite of univariate and multivariate statistical graphics, covering data on categorical, continuous and mixed scales. Whereas many of these graphics are widely known and used for diagnostics and presentation of models and raw data (cf. the popular R package ggplot2), adding interactive features may make these graphics to versatile tools in exploratory data analysis.
The most common interactive feature is the selection of subsets of data to focus on "what's interesting". Linked highlighting throughout all linked graphs of the same data can highlight these features in even more dimensions. Linked-highlighting can efficiently be used to compare subgroups within a dataset, or to investigate the conditional distribution of subgroups. Further interactions include the instant change of plot parameters and plot scales, as well as the flexible incorporation of statistical information into standard statistical graphics.
This talk illustrates the various interaction techniques and how these techniques facilitate the analysis of data with purely graphical means. Most of these techniques are demonstrated within the graphical data analysis software Mondrian (http://www.theusRus.de/Mondrian)
Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once
Abstract: People are very skilled at scanning large amounts of information and picking out the bits that are important to them—when they are experienced in doing this. It is now easy to draw many informative graphics quickly and flexibly, but typically people don’t. They tend to draw individual graphics and use them more for presenting information than for gaining information. This talk discusses using collections of graphics to find information and to generate ideas to be modelled and tested. Several applied examples will be presented and audience participation in evaluating the graphics and the graphical analyses will be welcome.
Antony Unwin (University of Ausburg)
Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story
Abstract: Too often we watch presentations of the final results of a study that has just been reported and think of how it can be more interesting. We are told that we need to see the numbers, the tables, the figures, so that we know the result of the study. However, when we sit and listen to the results of a study, what we are really after is a story. We want the data to be converted to knowledge, something we can walk away with. We don’t walk away with tables, and numbers, but we do remember a story told by a good story teller, with all the pictures to visualise what had happened in the study. This presentation will show how we can use graphics to tell a story, converting Data to Knowledge the audience of any presentation can walk away with.
Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consultancy)
Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications
Abstract: Much attention is given to graphics for analysis and reporting in R&D. In this paper, I provide a review of graphics used in the other functional areas including sales, marketing and manufacturing. Examples are drawn from the life sciences, retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Graphical methods for exploratory review and publication reporting are referenced.
Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco)
RSS Lecture Theatre, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
Data visualisation is one of the fundamental tools that we have to explore, understand and present data. However, do we really put enough effort and time into this aspect of our work? This PSI one day meeting aims to cover a wide variety of areas where graphics can, and are, being used within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. By sharing and engaging in multiple and varied examples attendees will come away from the meeting with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of graphical representations and ideas of where these tools could prove useful within their own areas of work.
| Name of talks | Slides to download |
| The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development Jürgen Löffler, (Novartis) | The Clinical Data Cinema Slides |
| Riding the Data Explosion Simon Tilley (SAS) | Riding The Data Explosion Slides |
| Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited) | Visualisation Of Clinical Tria lData Using Animated Graphics Slides |
| The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions) | Rise And Rise Of Graphic Expectation Slides |
| Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany) | Interactive Statistical Graphics When Charts Come To Life Slides |
| Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg) | Every Picture Tells A Story Using Many Graphics At Once Slides |
| Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consutlancy) | Using Graphics to Present the Study Result as Story Slides |
| Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco) | Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology |
| Please click here to see the summary example | Please click here to see the Individual Patient Example |
The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development
Abstract: The role of data visualization in various aspects of clinical data analysis and reporting will be illustrated. Examples are Clinical Study Reports and submission dossiers, benefit-risk evaluations, slide presentations, data exploration, statistical model diagnostics, and ongoing review of collected study data. Possibilities of how to present data, along with specific requirements as well as limitations and constraints in each area will be discussed. Finally, a structured approach towards definition of the appropriate graph for certain purposes and data types will be presented.
Juergen Loeffler (Novartis)
Riding the Data Explosion
Abstract: Visualisation of statistical analysis has been a key part of clinical trials for many years. Now it is becoming possible to visually explore the statistical analysis of colossal datasets in real-time using multi-machine in-memory engines. This is a seismic shift in the ability to explore and discover new information - and more importantly - by potentially different people. There is an opportunity for those with statistical analysis skills to be at the vanguard of this explosion in understanding and to shape the way in which new indications are found and the value of the assets of the pharmaceutical companies are maximised.
Simon Tilley (SAS)
Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics
Abstract: Conventional data visualisation uses static images. An innovative visualisation method using animated graphics could help to review, analyse and communicate large amounts of information effectively. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by switching back and forth between images of the night sky to look for moving objects. In 2010, Prof Hans Rosling used animated graphics to teach the world about health and economics. This talk will discuss the potential application of this approach to medical data analysis, and introduce a new software tool that turns clinical trial data into animated graphics.
Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited)
The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations
Abstract: It was once the case that a simple table was sufficient for displaying information but the expectations for graphics we see and produce has grown rapidly. We are all used to seeing highly customised interactive graphics on a daily basis but how can we use these tools effectively for our own exploratory analysis and reporting? In this talk we will look at how expectations have increased and how we can effectively use tools available to us for presenting information.
Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions)
Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life
Abstract: There is a comprehensive suite of univariate and multivariate statistical graphics, covering data on categorical, continuous and mixed scales. Whereas many of these graphics are widely known and used for diagnostics and presentation of models and raw data (cf. the popular R package ggplot2), adding interactive features may make these graphics to versatile tools in exploratory data analysis.
The most common interactive feature is the selection of subsets of data to focus on "what's interesting". Linked highlighting throughout all linked graphs of the same data can highlight these features in even more dimensions. Linked-highlighting can efficiently be used to compare subgroups within a dataset, or to investigate the conditional distribution of subgroups. Further interactions include the instant change of plot parameters and plot scales, as well as the flexible incorporation of statistical information into standard statistical graphics.
This talk illustrates the various interaction techniques and how these techniques facilitate the analysis of data with purely graphical means. Most of these techniques are demonstrated within the graphical data analysis software Mondrian (http://www.theusRus.de/Mondrian)
Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once
Abstract: People are very skilled at scanning large amounts of information and picking out the bits that are important to them—when they are experienced in doing this. It is now easy to draw many informative graphics quickly and flexibly, but typically people don’t. They tend to draw individual graphics and use them more for presenting information than for gaining information. This talk discusses using collections of graphics to find information and to generate ideas to be modelled and tested. Several applied examples will be presented and audience participation in evaluating the graphics and the graphical analyses will be welcome.
Antony Unwin (University of Ausburg)
Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story
Abstract: Too often we watch presentations of the final results of a study that has just been reported and think of how it can be more interesting. We are told that we need to see the numbers, the tables, the figures, so that we know the result of the study. However, when we sit and listen to the results of a study, what we are really after is a story. We want the data to be converted to knowledge, something we can walk away with. We don’t walk away with tables, and numbers, but we do remember a story told by a good story teller, with all the pictures to visualise what had happened in the study. This presentation will show how we can use graphics to tell a story, converting Data to Knowledge the audience of any presentation can walk away with.
Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consultancy)
Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications
Abstract: Much attention is given to graphics for analysis and reporting in R&D. In this paper, I provide a review of graphics used in the other functional areas including sales, marketing and manufacturing. Examples are drawn from the life sciences, retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Graphical methods for exploratory review and publication reporting are referenced.
Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco)
RSS Lecture Theatre, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
Data visualisation is one of the fundamental tools that we have to explore, understand and present data. However, do we really put enough effort and time into this aspect of our work? This PSI one day meeting aims to cover a wide variety of areas where graphics can, and are, being used within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. By sharing and engaging in multiple and varied examples attendees will come away from the meeting with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of graphical representations and ideas of where these tools could prove useful within their own areas of work.
| Name of talks | Slides to download |
| The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development Jürgen Löffler, (Novartis) | The Clinical Data Cinema Slides |
| Riding the Data Explosion Simon Tilley (SAS) | Riding The Data Explosion Slides |
| Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited) | Visualisation Of Clinical Tria lData Using Animated Graphics Slides |
| The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions) | Rise And Rise Of Graphic Expectation Slides |
| Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany) | Interactive Statistical Graphics When Charts Come To Life Slides |
| Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg) | Every Picture Tells A Story Using Many Graphics At Once Slides |
| Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consutlancy) | Using Graphics to Present the Study Result as Story Slides |
| Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco) | Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology |
| Please click here to see the summary example | Please click here to see the Individual Patient Example |
The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development
Abstract: The role of data visualization in various aspects of clinical data analysis and reporting will be illustrated. Examples are Clinical Study Reports and submission dossiers, benefit-risk evaluations, slide presentations, data exploration, statistical model diagnostics, and ongoing review of collected study data. Possibilities of how to present data, along with specific requirements as well as limitations and constraints in each area will be discussed. Finally, a structured approach towards definition of the appropriate graph for certain purposes and data types will be presented.
Juergen Loeffler (Novartis)
Riding the Data Explosion
Abstract: Visualisation of statistical analysis has been a key part of clinical trials for many years. Now it is becoming possible to visually explore the statistical analysis of colossal datasets in real-time using multi-machine in-memory engines. This is a seismic shift in the ability to explore and discover new information - and more importantly - by potentially different people. There is an opportunity for those with statistical analysis skills to be at the vanguard of this explosion in understanding and to shape the way in which new indications are found and the value of the assets of the pharmaceutical companies are maximised.
Simon Tilley (SAS)
Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics
Abstract: Conventional data visualisation uses static images. An innovative visualisation method using animated graphics could help to review, analyse and communicate large amounts of information effectively. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by switching back and forth between images of the night sky to look for moving objects. In 2010, Prof Hans Rosling used animated graphics to teach the world about health and economics. This talk will discuss the potential application of this approach to medical data analysis, and introduce a new software tool that turns clinical trial data into animated graphics.
Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited)
The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations
Abstract: It was once the case that a simple table was sufficient for displaying information but the expectations for graphics we see and produce has grown rapidly. We are all used to seeing highly customised interactive graphics on a daily basis but how can we use these tools effectively for our own exploratory analysis and reporting? In this talk we will look at how expectations have increased and how we can effectively use tools available to us for presenting information.
Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions)
Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life
Abstract: There is a comprehensive suite of univariate and multivariate statistical graphics, covering data on categorical, continuous and mixed scales. Whereas many of these graphics are widely known and used for diagnostics and presentation of models and raw data (cf. the popular R package ggplot2), adding interactive features may make these graphics to versatile tools in exploratory data analysis.
The most common interactive feature is the selection of subsets of data to focus on "what's interesting". Linked highlighting throughout all linked graphs of the same data can highlight these features in even more dimensions. Linked-highlighting can efficiently be used to compare subgroups within a dataset, or to investigate the conditional distribution of subgroups. Further interactions include the instant change of plot parameters and plot scales, as well as the flexible incorporation of statistical information into standard statistical graphics.
This talk illustrates the various interaction techniques and how these techniques facilitate the analysis of data with purely graphical means. Most of these techniques are demonstrated within the graphical data analysis software Mondrian (http://www.theusRus.de/Mondrian)
Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once
Abstract: People are very skilled at scanning large amounts of information and picking out the bits that are important to them—when they are experienced in doing this. It is now easy to draw many informative graphics quickly and flexibly, but typically people don’t. They tend to draw individual graphics and use them more for presenting information than for gaining information. This talk discusses using collections of graphics to find information and to generate ideas to be modelled and tested. Several applied examples will be presented and audience participation in evaluating the graphics and the graphical analyses will be welcome.
Antony Unwin (University of Ausburg)
Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story
Abstract: Too often we watch presentations of the final results of a study that has just been reported and think of how it can be more interesting. We are told that we need to see the numbers, the tables, the figures, so that we know the result of the study. However, when we sit and listen to the results of a study, what we are really after is a story. We want the data to be converted to knowledge, something we can walk away with. We don’t walk away with tables, and numbers, but we do remember a story told by a good story teller, with all the pictures to visualise what had happened in the study. This presentation will show how we can use graphics to tell a story, converting Data to Knowledge the audience of any presentation can walk away with.
Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consultancy)
Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications
Abstract: Much attention is given to graphics for analysis and reporting in R&D. In this paper, I provide a review of graphics used in the other functional areas including sales, marketing and manufacturing. Examples are drawn from the life sciences, retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Graphical methods for exploratory review and publication reporting are referenced.
Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco)
RSS Lecture Theatre, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
Data visualisation is one of the fundamental tools that we have to explore, understand and present data. However, do we really put enough effort and time into this aspect of our work? This PSI one day meeting aims to cover a wide variety of areas where graphics can, and are, being used within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. By sharing and engaging in multiple and varied examples attendees will come away from the meeting with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of graphical representations and ideas of where these tools could prove useful within their own areas of work.
| Name of talks | Slides to download |
| The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development Jürgen Löffler, (Novartis) | The Clinical Data Cinema Slides |
| Riding the Data Explosion Simon Tilley (SAS) | Riding The Data Explosion Slides |
| Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited) | Visualisation Of Clinical Tria lData Using Animated Graphics Slides |
| The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions) | Rise And Rise Of Graphic Expectation Slides |
| Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany) | Interactive Statistical Graphics When Charts Come To Life Slides |
| Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once Antony Unwin (University of Augsburg) | Every Picture Tells A Story Using Many Graphics At Once Slides |
| Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consutlancy) | Using Graphics to Present the Study Result as Story Slides |
| Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco) | Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology |
| Please click here to see the summary example | Please click here to see the Individual Patient Example |
The Clinical Data Cinema: The many roles of data visualisation in clinical development
Abstract: The role of data visualization in various aspects of clinical data analysis and reporting will be illustrated. Examples are Clinical Study Reports and submission dossiers, benefit-risk evaluations, slide presentations, data exploration, statistical model diagnostics, and ongoing review of collected study data. Possibilities of how to present data, along with specific requirements as well as limitations and constraints in each area will be discussed. Finally, a structured approach towards definition of the appropriate graph for certain purposes and data types will be presented.
Juergen Loeffler (Novartis)
Riding the Data Explosion
Abstract: Visualisation of statistical analysis has been a key part of clinical trials for many years. Now it is becoming possible to visually explore the statistical analysis of colossal datasets in real-time using multi-machine in-memory engines. This is a seismic shift in the ability to explore and discover new information - and more importantly - by potentially different people. There is an opportunity for those with statistical analysis skills to be at the vanguard of this explosion in understanding and to shape the way in which new indications are found and the value of the assets of the pharmaceutical companies are maximised.
Simon Tilley (SAS)
Visualisation of Clinical Trial Data Using Animated Graphics
Abstract: Conventional data visualisation uses static images. An innovative visualisation method using animated graphics could help to review, analyse and communicate large amounts of information effectively. In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by switching back and forth between images of the night sky to look for moving objects. In 2010, Prof Hans Rosling used animated graphics to teach the world about health and economics. This talk will discuss the potential application of this approach to medical data analysis, and introduce a new software tool that turns clinical trial data into animated graphics.
Jianmei Wang (Roche Products Limited)
The Rise and Rise of Graphic Expectations
Abstract: It was once the case that a simple table was sufficient for displaying information but the expectations for graphics we see and produce has grown rapidly. We are all used to seeing highly customised interactive graphics on a daily basis but how can we use these tools effectively for our own exploratory analysis and reporting? In this talk we will look at how expectations have increased and how we can effectively use tools available to us for presenting information.
Aimee Gott (Mango Solutions)
Interactive Statistical Graphics: When charts come to life
Abstract: There is a comprehensive suite of univariate and multivariate statistical graphics, covering data on categorical, continuous and mixed scales. Whereas many of these graphics are widely known and used for diagnostics and presentation of models and raw data (cf. the popular R package ggplot2), adding interactive features may make these graphics to versatile tools in exploratory data analysis.
The most common interactive feature is the selection of subsets of data to focus on "what's interesting". Linked highlighting throughout all linked graphs of the same data can highlight these features in even more dimensions. Linked-highlighting can efficiently be used to compare subgroups within a dataset, or to investigate the conditional distribution of subgroups. Further interactions include the instant change of plot parameters and plot scales, as well as the flexible incorporation of statistical information into standard statistical graphics.
This talk illustrates the various interaction techniques and how these techniques facilitate the analysis of data with purely graphical means. Most of these techniques are demonstrated within the graphical data analysis software Mondrian (http://www.theusRus.de/Mondrian)
Martin Theus (Telefonica Germany)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Using many graphics at once
Abstract: People are very skilled at scanning large amounts of information and picking out the bits that are important to them—when they are experienced in doing this. It is now easy to draw many informative graphics quickly and flexibly, but typically people don’t. They tend to draw individual graphics and use them more for presenting information than for gaining information. This talk discusses using collections of graphics to find information and to generate ideas to be modelled and tested. Several applied examples will be presented and audience participation in evaluating the graphics and the graphical analyses will be welcome.
Antony Unwin (University of Ausburg)
Using Graphics to Present the Study Results as a Story
Abstract: Too often we watch presentations of the final results of a study that has just been reported and think of how it can be more interesting. We are told that we need to see the numbers, the tables, the figures, so that we know the result of the study. However, when we sit and listen to the results of a study, what we are really after is a story. We want the data to be converted to knowledge, something we can walk away with. We don’t walk away with tables, and numbers, but we do remember a story told by a good story teller, with all the pictures to visualise what had happened in the study. This presentation will show how we can use graphics to tell a story, converting Data to Knowledge the audience of any presentation can walk away with.
Shafi Chowdhury (Shafi Consultancy)
Graphical Analysis for Epidemiology, Manufacturing and Marketing Applications
Abstract: Much attention is given to graphics for analysis and reporting in R&D. In this paper, I provide a review of graphics used in the other functional areas including sales, marketing and manufacturing. Examples are drawn from the life sciences, retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Graphical methods for exploratory review and publication reporting are referenced.
Michael O’Connell (Tibco), Andrew Berridge (Tibco)
An introductory course giving an overview of the pharmaceutical industry and the drug development process as a whole, aimed at those with 1-3 years' experience. It comprises of six 2-day sessions covering a range of topics including Research and Development, Toxicology, Data Management and the Role of a CRO, Clinical Trials, Reimbursement, and Marketing.
Our monthly webinar explores examples of innovative data visualisations relevant to our day to day work. Each month a new dataset is provided from a clinical trial or other relevant example, and participants are invited to submit a graphic that communicates interesting and relevant characteristics of the data.
The book club’s usual focus is to read and discuss professional development books. In this short format event you can more easily develop you career without the commitment of reading the whole book - simply listen to the 1-hour long podcast before joining the interactive session on 21 May.
This webinar is organised by the RWD SIG and the Historical Data SIG. We will review recent methods, applications, and tools of integrating subject-level-data from clinical trial with external data using Bayesian methods and/or causal inference methods.
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
This will be a 45 minute webinar which will explain the topic presented in the published paper, ‘Applying the Estimand Framework to Clinical Pharmacology Trials with a Case Study in Bioequivalance’. There will be 15 minutes for a panel Q&A with some of the authors following the presentation.
This 1-hour webinar will be an opportunity to hear about the methodology and first results of the iRISE consortium. iRISE is working towards a better understanding of reproducibility and the interventions that work to improve it. At the end of the presentation there will also be the opportunity to ask questions.
This one-day event focuses on the comprehensive management of transitioning to R/Open-Source, addressing the challenges and providing actionable insights. Attendees will participate in sessions covering essential topics such as training best practices, creating strategic plans, making the case to senior management, and managing both statistical and programming aspects of the transition.
Develop your non-technical skills by reading The Art of Explanation by Ros Atkins and joining the Sept-Dec 2025 book club. You will be invited to join facilitated discussions of the concepts and ideas and apply skills from the book in-between sessions.
This course is aimed at biostatisticians with no or some pediatric drug development experience who are interested to further their understanding. We will give you an introduction to the pediatric drug development landscape. This will include identifying the key regulations and processes governing pediatric development, a discussion on the needs and challenges when conducting pediatric research and a focus on the ways to overcome these challenges from a statistical perspective.
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
The program will feature insightful sessions led by distinguished invited speakers, alongside a poster session showcasing the latest advancements in the field. Further details will be provided.
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
This is an exciting, new opportunity for an experienced Statistician looking to take the next step in their career. Offered as a remote or hybrid position aligned with our site in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
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