DigitalKin's CEO on Lyon Décideurs: "Making expertise accessible and abundant"

Emmanuel Théry shares DigitalKin's vision on Le Journal Éco - Lyon Décideurs - building a digital workforce that encodes real expert know-how into autonomous AI agents.

Emmanuel Théry, CEO and cofounder of DigitalKin, was the guest of Jean-Pierre Vacher on Lyon Décideurs' Journal Éco to discuss how the Lyon-based startup is redefining AI for businesses.

Beyond AI assistants: a true digital workforce

"At DigitalKin, we develop AI agents capable of executing complex tasks in full autonomy, with unmatched reliability," Théry explained. The distinction matters: where others build AI assistants, DigitalKin builds a genuine digital workforce. "Our agents already analyze hundreds of scientific publications simultaneously for major pharmaceutical companies, with expert-level precision."

Expertise made accessible and abundant

Théry laid out the company's core ambition: "Our goal is to make expertise accessible and abundant. By encoding the most specialized human know-how into autonomous agents, we enable companies to multiply their expertise without limits."

This vision goes beyond productivity gains. It is about fundamentally changing who can access world-class expertise, and at what scale. A scientific literature review that once took months can now be delivered in minutes. The quality standard is maintained by the expert whose methodology is encoded at the core of each Kin.

A startup that moves fast

Founded in 2023 in Lyon with a team of ten, DigitalKin has already attracted major clients across pharmaceuticals, industrial R&D and scientific research. A member of the NVIDIA Inception program and winner of French Tech Seed, the company is preparing to scale commercially with industrial, scientific and medical organizations.

Emmanuel Théry spoke on Le Journal Éco, Lyon Décideurs. Full video interview available on lyondecideurs.com. Originally published December 31, 2025.