Speed, Savings, and Shared Wisdom = Powerful Scalability
R is rapidly becoming a cornerstone in clinical trial workflows, giving open-source users new levels of flexibility, speed, and a higher ceiling for innovation. But when it comes to the regulatory-grade use of R packages in clinical development, robust validation processes are nonnegotiable. While many vendors offer custom R package validation models, OpenVal takes a different approach:
A model intentionally designed for speed, affordability, and on-demand scalability.
Some vendors suggest that pre-selecting validated packages limits flexibility. Their pitch focuses on letting clients decide what’s “safe” to use. But what that model doesn’t highlight is A) the time-consuming burden of package-by-package decision-making, and B) the lack of built-in support that can come with it.
Atorus Built OpenVal Differently
From day one, OpenVal has focused on helping life sciences organizations move faster and more confidently, with pre-validated R packages ready to go. Today, OpenVal offers 450+ packages that are already vetted and documented. This enables teams to onboard quickly and get to work without the usual bottlenecks. And that number continues to grow; new packages are added regularly, based on internal assessments and customer requests.
This isn’t just a convenience feature. It’s a strategic advantage.
Built on Collaboration, Not Isolation
In a typical custom validation setup, teams must generate their own list of R packages, submit each one for evaluation, and navigate the back-and-forth of remediation or risk decisions. That works, but it’s slow, fragmented, and often prohibitively expensive.
OpenVal users skip the chaos and benefit from a growing ecosystem of packages selected through real-world use and peer feedback. Many of the packages included in OpenVal’s registry are already being used by other successful pharma companies. Plus, as new customers request more packages, the entire community benefits. The platform grows not just through our efforts at Atorus, but through the shared insight of customers who are working at the leading edge of clinical data science.
Want something that isn’t yet in OpenVal? That’s easy: submit a request.
OpenVal supports package requests through a simple process that puts customer needs on the product road map and brings validated tools to more users over time.
Pre-Validation = Speed to Science
Waiting weeks or months for custom validations can stall your data science initiatives. This is especially the case when internal regulatory or compliance teams need airtight documentation before giving the green light.
OpenVal compresses your timeline. Customers gain immediate access to a library of validated packages that are ready to use, along with comprehensive validation documentation. Whether your team needs tidyverse tools for reporting, survival analysis packages, or domain-specific packages for bioinformatics, OpenVal gives you the ability to move forward with confidence.
And by taking a hybrid validation approach — automated AND manual review processes — we ensure that each package meets the rigorous standards of regulated clinical research. We shared more on our hybrid approach and risk assessment philosophy in this recent blog.
Scalable Validation Without the High Price Tag
Here’s another reason OpenVal customers choose our model: cost-efficiency. Custom validation is known to be expensive, often running into thousands of dollars per package, depending on scope. Multiply that by even a few dozen packages, and it’s easy to see how fast your costs can escalate.
OpenVal flips that script by giving customers access to hundreds of validated packages as part of a single subscription. This model dramatically lowers the per-package price. And the more you use, the more you save. In a recent internal estimate, validating over 400 packages with OpenVal costs less than $500 per package — a fraction of traditional models.
We explored the benefits of this approach in our earlier blog, “We Didn’t Know What We Didn’t Know,” where we outlined the hidden difficulties of maintaining validated packages at scale, and how centralizing those efforts can reduce overhead.
Designed to Evolve With You
Every organization is different. That’s why we built OpenVal to offer both guidance and flexibility. You benefit immediately from a strong starting point that meets most needs out of the box, with numerous options for tailoring.
Whether you’re a small biotech just beginning to explore R workflows, or a large pharma company rolling out enterprise-wide adoption, OpenVal lets you hit the ground running and grow at your own pace. It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution; it’s a smarter foundation for scaling open-source capabilities in a regulated world.
Ready to Join the OpenVal Community?
There’s a reason OpenVal customers keep coming back: It works.
With over 450 validated packages, shared-cost savings, and a road map shaped by the people who use it, OpenVal is a community-driven solution for modern clinical programming.
If you’re tired of reinventing the wheel every time you need to validate a package, or if you’re looking for a way to synergize speed, savings, and compliance (not always easy to do), OpenVal is the solution you’ve been waiting for.