Opening of new future room at OecherLab

How can we do business without destroying our natural resources? This question is the focus of the new Future Space at the OecherLab, which will open on April 29, 2025 under the title "The future grows back - sustainable management through bioeconomy". The focus is on a future-oriented economy based on renewable raw materials, closed material cycles and innovative partnerships.

What is the bioeconomy? There is no simple answer. Bioeconomy describes the transition from a fossil-based to a bio-based economy. It combines biological resources with technological progress and social change. It can be many things: Economic system, field of innovation, material strategy or political vision. It is precisely this complexity that makes the bioeconomy a powerful lever for transformation - if it is not narrowed down to individual technologies or sectors.

The Future Space in the OecherLab aims to demonstrate precisely this broad view. The aim is to provide impetus for the city of Aachen and the Rhenish mining region: for sustainable economic activity, for regional value creation, for new alliances between research, companies and civil society. The exhibition invites visitors to discover, think and participate.