
The challenge
The need to modernise was obvious, but the economics of doing it the old way were hard to defend.
Instem’s technology plays a critical role in helping scientists manage and document preclinical studies, including monitoring dosing, side effects and adverse reactions before generating regulatory submissions for bodies such as the FDA. Like many organisations with deeply embedded, business-critical platforms, Instem recognised an opportunity to modernise faster and more efficiently: the need to modernise was obvious, but the economics of doing it the old way were hard to defend. “We’d looked at modernising technology before but using traditional engineering approaches it was going to be extremely expensive and take a long time.” Mick Davison, SVP of Engineering at Instem. The partnership extends beyond the modernisation – Instem sees the programme as an opportunity to accelerate its wider AI transformation strategy, combining its own rapidly evolving capabilities with Godel’s experience of deploying agentic AI into production. “This is exactly the kind of transformation many businesses are now facing – organisations aren’t just modernising technology anymore, they’re rethinking how business processes operate and workflows are built.” Joe Wolski, CTO at Godel.
The solution
Accelerating the next phase of modernisation through agentic AI
As part of the transformation with Claude-powered agents now running in production, Instem has started accelerating the modernisation of its core platform. The next-generation system, built on Microsoft Azure, is creating the cloud foundation for modern SaaS delivery and future AI-enabled capabilities. “Leveraging Claude’s technology changes how we approach that challenge – it gives us an opportunity to accelerate modernisation while also transforming how our teams work internally.” Mick Davison, SVP of Engineering at Instem The partnership extends beyond the modernisation – Instem sees the programme as an opportunity to accelerate its wider AI transformation strategy, combining its own rapidly evolving capabilities with Godel’s experience of deploying agentic AI into production. “Instem already had strong internal momentum and a clear vision for where it wanted to go. Our role has been to bring the delivery model, AI capability and practical experience needed to help turn that ambition into something real.” Joe Wolski, CTO at Godel.


