VLC Photonics, as part of the Hitachi High-tech group, has been providing engineering services for developing photonic integrated circuits to companies and researchers since 2011, covering all the stages from R&D and prototyping to pilot production and volume ramp up. These services include design, fabless manufacturing, testing and outsourced packaging. The expertise covers silicon photonics, silicon nitride, silica, InP and GaAs material platforms, having worked with more than 20 foundries globally. VLC has been involved in the EU pilot lines PIX4life, InPulse, PhotonHub, Phactory, and collaborated with PIXAPP pilot line.