It was immediately known for engaging with international designers from outside the bicycle industry; including Marc Newson,[1] Ross Lovegrove,[2] Karim Rashid and Bjarke Ingels,[3] often giving its products unconventional solutions.
[5]Biomega was established in 1998 by former university classmates Jens Martin Skibsted and Elias Grove Nielsen.
[4] Marc Newson's bicycle design MN in superplastic formed aluminium and Jens Martin Skibsted's shaft drive bike CPH launched in 2000.
[13] The company launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo where it reached the funding goal in just a few hours.
[15][16] In 2024 Jens Martin Skibsted acquired the Biomega brand and launched a crowdfunding campaign with the BER electric bike.