AI automation and AI agents for Lyon's gastronomy, biotech and business teams. Give your team its hours back. Remote-first, project-based pricing.
Lyon is France's second-largest metropolitan economy and a city that has historically punched well above its weight in industry, culture, and innovation. The city's gastronomic heritage (Lyon is widely considered the culinary capital of France) supports a massive hospitality and food industry ecosystem. But modern Lyon's economy extends far beyond its famous bouchons: the Part-Dieu business district is France's second-largest office market, the BioDistrict Lyon-Gerland is a European leader in life sciences and biotech, and the Confluence district has been transformed from an industrial wasteland into a sustainable mixed-use neighborhood that attracts creative and tech companies.
Lyon's tech ecosystem, "French Tech One Lyon St-Etienne," benefits from the city's three major universities and numerous grandes ecoles, which produce a steady flow of engineering and business graduates. The city's quality of life (renowned restaurants, UNESCO-listed Old Town, proximity to the Alps) helps attract and retain talent that might otherwise gravitate to Paris. For businesses, this means a well-educated workforce at costs significantly lower than the capital.
EIGHTY8 is a Netherlands-based, remote-first AI automation and consultancy studio, and Lyon's substance-over-flash business culture matches how we work. We build AI agents and workflow automations inside the tools a company already runs: reservation and enquiry handling for the hospitality sector that lives off Lyon's gastronomic traffic, document and reporting workflows for life-sciences companies in Gerland that must communicate precisely with international partners, and back-office automation for the B2B firms around Part-Dieu. When the website itself is the bottleneck we build that too. Fast, accessible, technically solid, with French-language SEO for the Lyon metropolitan area and the wider Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. Delivery is remote from the Netherlands, in the same time zone, and every engagement is quoted per project on its actual scope.
Yes. Lyon's gastronomic heritage means restaurants face fierce online competition. We build reservation-ready, mobile-optimized websites with professional food photography integration, menu management, and local SEO that helps your restaurant rank for Lyon dining queries.
Absolutely. The BioDistrict Lyon-Gerland hosts companies that need corporate websites communicating complex scientific capabilities. We build professional, content-rich sites with proper regulatory compliance, publication lists, and partner-facing presentation suitable for the life sciences sector.
Lyon's search market is regional. Customers search for 'Lyon' and 'Rhone-Alpes' services specifically. We target these local queries with city-specific content, Google Business Profile optimization, and keyword strategies built around how Lyonnais consumers actually search.
Yes. French accessibility standards (RGAA) are stricter than the EU baseline. We build websites that meet RGAA requirements out of the box, including proper heading structure, alt text, keyboard navigation, and screen reader compatibility.
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