Case Study: Pfizer accelerates AI delivery with Appnovation's Forward Deployed Engineering squads

Pfizer accelerates AI delivery with Appnovation's embedded squads and lands an initial FIT trial use case

Pfizer, one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical companies, needed to accelerate its AI initiatives by embedding experienced engineers directly within its internal teams. The challenge was to find a partner, Appnovation, whose engineers could quickly become productive using Pfizer's specific AI toolset and work hands-on inside its Forward Impact Teams rather than delivering from the outside.

Appnovation deployed Forward Deployed Engineering squads, consisting of AI Software Engineers, Data Specialists, and Product specialists, directly into Pfizer's pods. Using an AI-enhanced delivery model, Appnovation's squads built against real workflows, which provided Pfizer with a scalable, AI-ready delivery foundation. As a result, Appnovation's teams were integrated into Pfizer's application development and platform teams and were approved to develop an initial trial use case, giving Pfizer a repeatable way to expand its AI engineering capacity.

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