Auckland Bioengineering Institute UoA | 2,856 followers on LinkedIn. Official account for The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. | The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) is a centre for research that improves medical diagnosis and treatment of injury and disease. We do this by achieving excellence in research, graduate training and societal impact, through the application of engineering sciences and technical innovation to human physiology and medicine. We have a wide range of commercial activities that are a direct consequence of our research findings.