About this space
Gastronomica is a cutting-edge hub revolutionising the food-tech industry, set within the inspiring environment of Colworth Science Park alongside the Unilever Colworth R&D Hub. Backed by Pioneer Group, it offers dynamic, cost-efficient spaces equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, empowering innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to tackle global food challenges, scale ideas, and drive sustainable solutions.
- Coved flooring: Ensuring seamless transitions for easy cleaning.
- Water and drainage: Adequate systems for lab use.
- Trunking at mid-height: Ready for lab benching installation.
- High-quality ventilation: Air exchange or fume extraction systems.
- Chemical-resistant surfaces: For floors, benches, and wall coatings.
- Customisable layout: Flexibility for tenants to configure the space.
- Temperature control: Heating and cooling
- High-capacity power supply: Including high-power outlets for equipment: 3-Phase Power 16A & 32A available
- Data connectivity: High-speed internet via separate contract with Park IT partners.
- Bottled gases only
- Safety features: Eyewash station
- Waste management: Systems for chemical and biological waste disposal.
- Regulatory compliance: Lab meets basic wet lab specifications
As being part of Gastronomica you also have access to:
- Utility Lab
- Analytical Lab
- Commercial Kitchen
- Tasting Room
- Coworking spaces
Commercial Kitchen & Tasting Room for Hire
Bring your culinary ideas to life in our fully equipped Commercial Kitchen & Tasting Room—a professional space designed for chefs, food innovators, and businesses.
Perfect for:
- Recipe Development & Testing – Experiment, refine, and perfect your creations.
- Product Showcases & Demos – Present to clients, partners, or media.
- Consumer Research – Host tastings and focus groups for valuable feedback.
- Training & Workshops – Hands-on sessions for chefs and teams.
- Content Creation – Ideal for filming, photography, and live-streaming.
Features:
- Professional-grade kitchen with top-tier appliances.
- Adjoining tasting room for presentations and events.
- Built-in cameras for seamless virtual streaming.
- Flexible layout for various group sizes.
- Convenient location with easy access for guests and deliveries.
Upcoming Upgrades:
We’re enhancing our facilities with new equipment, including an ice cream maker, emulsifiers, carbonating & pasteurising kits, and a marble pastry table.
Who’s It For?
From food entrepreneurs to large corporations, our kitchen is designed for innovation, development, and marketing—providing everything you need for an exceptional experience.
193 sq ft lab space available.
Internal Code: 00.112
About Pioneer Group
Not the typical landlord.
“To put it simply, Pioneer Group stacks the odds in your favour. With introductions, how-to resources, connections to investors and experts, they helped my business launch and scale.”
Benefit from becoming a tenant of a Pioneer Group location, joining our life sciences community across twelve UK & Ireland sites. Behind every door someone is making something happen, something that has the potential to revolutionise the way we live. Our team at Pioneer Group, work tirelessly for the life science and technology companies who call us home and the industry we are proud to be a part of.
Pioneer Group community benefits include;
- Opportunities to connect with our huge network of life sciences businesses
- Scale-up and Accelerator programmes
- Funding & investment opportunities
- Access to our Expert Network
Each location is unique, find out about the services and amenities at this location
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Bike storage
- Gym
- On-site parking
- High speed internet
- Unique common areas
- Exhibition space
- Shared outdoor spaces
- Good transport links
- Cleaning services
- Nursery
- Meeting rooms
- Showers & hair dryers
- Fully accessible
- Sport groups & activities
