News & Events
Planning permission granted at Colworth Science Park
5th August 2008.
Colworth Science Park, the Bedfordshire science park managed in a joint venture between Unilever and the international property group Goodman, has won a planning appeal and received planning permission for a development that will attract two of the world’s best academic institutions to the park. The decision will bring 130 high value jobs to Bedfordshire.....read more »
Time Team Comes to Colworth
24th July 2008.
For the past few years a band of amateur archaeologists have been surveying the Colworth farm. Although significant archaeological remains from all periods may be found across the estate, without doubt the most impressive site is the high status Romano-British Villa complex....read more »
Inaugural Meeting for Health and Wellbeing Special Interest Group, Bioscience for Business
5th June 2008.
Unilever Colworth is hosting the Inaugural Meeting for Health and Wellbeing Special Interest Group, Bioscience for Business on 5th June 2008 please click here for the agenda. If you are interested in attending this event please contact Jean Phillips on 01904 328869 or jp534@york.ac.uk....read more »
Food Innovation for Health and Wellbeing - 11th June 2008
25th April 2008.
The East of England has a reputation for being the ‘ideas’ region of the UK. EEI is pleased to invite you to a key note conference to explain how the region's businesses in the food sector are well placed to win business internationally through innovation in technology and business know how....read more »
Colworth Science Park Exhibition - 18th & 19th April 2008
23rd April 2008.
Colworth Science Park is a Joint Venture between Unilever and Goodman. In February 2008, the Joint Venture submitted a planning application for a replacement Catering / Conferencing building and a new Innovation Centre to provide laboratory and office accommodation for academics and start-up R&D businesses. The purpose of our consultation event was to explain the development proposals in more detail to the residents of Sharnbrook and surrounding areas and to gain their valuable feedback....to view our public display boards »
EEDA awards funding to Cranfield University and University of Cambridge to establish presence at Colworth Science Park
9th April 2008.
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has awarded a £1.85m grant to two of the world’s leading academic institutions, to establish an academic presence at Colworth Science Park in Bedfordshire. The science and innovation hub is being developed under a joint venture between Unilever and international property group Goodman....read more »
Focus on Partners - Unilever
Sharnbrook Students attend Lecture at Colworth Science Park....read more »
Scotland Food & Drink. Investment for Innovation
13th March 2008. Perth Concert Hall, Perth
Innovation is critical to building the success of our industry and this seminar aims to bring together food and drink companies and investors to help understand what finance is available to support innovation in our industry.The seminar will also look at how to access that finance and the business proposition required....read more »
Sport, Fitness, Health and Well-being Business Awards 2008
Friday 25th April 2008 (7.00pm for 7.30pm) The Sharnbrook Hotel, Sharnbrook, Bedford. Special guest – Steve Cram MBE
This prestigious Awards Ceremony is the culmination of a competition celebrating business achievements and excellence in the Sport, Fitness, Health & Well-Being Industry Sector....read more »
SEMINAR - TELL THEM & THEY WON’T LISTEN BUT LISTEN & THEY MAY CHANGE. EXPLORING A COUNSELLING APPROACH TO BEHAVOUR CHANGE
Tuesday 12 February 2008 (Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook [tbc]) - 6.00pm to 8.30 pm
Traditionally, the common approach used to achieve behaviour change in people is to simply give them health and fitness advice. It has been suggested that client centered counselling approaches may be more effective in achieving changes in physical activity levels & healthy eating behaviour than the more traditional educational approaches. Dr Caroline Marlow & Mr Rob Harley will report on the findings of research into the effectiveness of these motivational interviewing (MI) techniques....read more »
Protein stabilisation business to be spun out as Arecor Ltd
11th January 2008
Arecor works with major pharmaceutical companies to address the stability issues of proprietary proteins and vaccines....read more »
Colworth Science Park Charity Committee support Raunds Lower School re-decoration
This summer one of our charity committee members asked for the help of the Colworth Science park charity committee to help re-decorate the interior of Raunds Park Infant School, a local school with more than 100 pupils....read more »
Colworth Science Park donate furniture to Local School
Colworth Science Park have donated over 25 tables and 40 chairs to Mark Rutherford Upper School & Community College. The furniture will be in the School Library....read more »
ERBI's 10th Anniversary Celebration BioPartnering Exchange
7 - 9 May 2008
ERBI is celebrating a decade of bio-entrepreneurship in Cambridge at its 10th Annual BioPartnering Exchange to be held from 7-9 May 2008 at The Wellcome Trust genome Campus....read more »
Bench2Boardroom - Meet the Experts
15th October 2008, Cambridge UK
Bench2Boardroom is the UK’s largest Life Science networking event, and is specifically designed for those individuals wishing to learn about the skills, services and products available to Biotech and Medtech companies....read more »
Archimed is the new professional wound care division of Insense Ltd
1st November 2007
Designs on healing: Innovative solutions to the challenges of chronic wounds....read more »
Avenance at Colworth Science Park
join ‘Train to Gain’ Scheme
30th October 2007
Avenance catering company at Colworth Science Park have enrolled 5 members of their on site staff onto the ‘Train to Gain’ scheme operated by Bedford College....read more »
Goodman Named Developer of the Year for Out of London Developments
29th October 2007
Goodman was named Developer of the Year for Out of London Developments at the Property Week Office Agency Awards.
Goodman were congratulated for their integration following a number of significant acquisitions and for their impressive rebranding to bring all their businesses together.
NEW BRAND NAMES BUT BUSINESS AS USUAL!
2nd July 2007
From Monday morning you will see throughout the Park two new logos on all signage....read more »
UNILEVER PARTNERS WITH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ON NEW OPEN INNOVATION PROJECT
15th February 2007
Unilever and the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) today announced the launch of a new research project to explore how companies can successfully implement a radical approach to collaboration in the research and development process, known as ‘open innovation’....read more »
