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Appian and PSI CRO have launched their first joint AI-powered solution, which automates clinical trial site identification and selection across therapeutic areas, indications, and geographies. The companies announced it in Berlin on October 28, 2026. The tool brings previously manual, decentralised steps into one digital process, from project initiation through site selection. It connects people, data, systems, and AI in a single workflow, and integrates with PSI's core systems and data warehouse. PSI aims to cut non-enrolling sites and patient enrollment delays. "PSI is known for our ability to deliver complex clinical trials on time," said Kirill Soldatov, head of process improvement at PSI. The companies will now explore more uses of AI-powered process orchestration across the clinical trial lifecycle, with the goal of shortening studies and making them more predictable.

Appian doubled its business in Southern Europe and Latin America, and wants to grow more in Portugal. The North American process automation company should reach one billion dollars in revenue by 2028, and the goal is to grow in all geographies. In the Southern Europe and Latin America region, Appian's business doubled this year, and Portugal is on the growth path. Appian today organized the Appian Around the World Lisbon 2026 conference, where artificial intelligence and intelligent process automation were at the center of the debate. The North American company specializing in process automation brought the latest technology developments to the event and opened space for sharing customer cases. In an interview with TEK, on the sidelines of the event, Julio Campoy, vice president of sales for the Iberia and Latin America region, shared Appian's business developments and how the company is developing its partner ecosystem to sustain market growth. The ability to implement a platform for orchestrating critical processes has brought Appian market recognition and a place among the largest global companies, in the financial, industrial and also public administration areas. The company led by Matt Calkins, co-founder and CEO, should reach 800 million dollars in revenue this year, and forecasts point to reaching one billion by 2028. Julio Campoy told TEK that in the Southern Europe and Latin America region, revenue volume doubled, without detailing figures. In Spain, the company records strong growth in several sectors, but especially also in public administration, with interest increasing in regional governments, with high demand for complete process transformation to improve citizen services. "We would like to replicate in Portugal what we are doing in the public sector [in Spain]," stressed Appian's vice president of sales for the Iberia and Latin America region. The company has been growing in the Portuguese market, with relevant customers in various areas such as energy, retail and banking, but Julio Campoy declined to reveal names because they are not public cases. The idea is also to increase the local team and strengthen the connection with the partner ecosystem. The main consultancies (Big 4) are Appian partners, but the sales manager also lists other names of international and Portuguese companies that have developed business on the platform and have specialized consultants, often also allocated to international projects. Intelligent process automation. Appian's process automation platform, based on low-code, allows companies to quickly create, manage and automate complex business applications, with a focus on operationalization and back office. The use of artificial intelligence brings a new layer of efficiency, as Julio Campoy explains. "We have a differentiating focus; we don't do generalist AI," he states, detailing that artificial intelligence is an enabler of automation and orchestration. The fact that AI runs in the process is a factor that accelerates the potential for projects to succeed, with Julio Campoy also highlighting access to the business data on the platform, and validation by specialists, the people who designed the processes, who measure their effectiveness. As an example of a recent AI implementation case, he pointed to a Spanish bank that is using the tools in document management and has reduced its customer response capability from weeks to days, with 98% reliability in the process. Subscribe to the TEK Notícias newsletter and receive the main technology news in your inbox every day. In the spotlight.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) shares rose 24.2% this week, closing at $52.35 on Friday, October 23. Over the same period, the S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq-100 fell 0.7%. The rally followed product updates that give enterprise customers tighter control over automated AI agents. Investors also cheered second-quarter revenue of $203.3 million, up 19.1% year over year, and a raised full-year outlook. Appian posted a net loss of $11.8 million in the quarter and trades at 4.9 times sales, against a five-year average of 4.6. It will report third-quarter results before the market opens on November 5, 2026.