Auckland Bioengineering Institute

ABI is a world-leading research institute that aims to improve medical diagnosis and treatment of injury and disease. We do this through the application of engineering sciences and technical innovation to medicine and human physiology.

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Our key research fields include medical devices, biomimetics, augmented human technologies and computational physiology.

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