We believe training should be ethical, accessible, and lifelike—without compromise.
Built for the Future of Surgical Training
Surgical training has long relied on outdated models—expensive cadavers, animal tissue, or low-fidelity simulators. IMRA was founded to change that.
Surgical training has long relied on outdated models—expensive cadavers, animal tissue, or low-fidelity simulators. IMRA was founded to change that.
What began as the International Medical Robotics Academy has evolved into IMRA Surgical: a product-first company committed to redefining how the next generation of surgeons are trained. With hydrogel organ models, full procedure kits, and a robust education ecosystem, we’re helping hospitals, manufacturers, and training programs shift toward scalable, ethical solutions.
Visionary Origins. Revolutionary Future.
We believe high-quality surgical training shouldn’t require sacrifice—of ethics, of access, or of outcomes.
That’s why IMRA designs realistic models surgeons can use anywhere, anytime. Whether you’re launching a new medical device or training tomorrow’s robotic surgeons, we meet you where you are—with tools that feel real, respond like tissue, and scale without risk.
Approach
Realism that feels like the real thing.
Precise
Save time, cut costs, accelerate learning.
Efficient
Training that meets you where you are.
Accessible
Built for what’s next, not what’s always been.
Innovative
No animals. No cadavers. Just smarter tools.
Ethical
To deliver ethical, high-fidelity surgical training solutions that meet surgeons where they are—without compromise.
mission
In 2017 the Victorian government funded Australian Medical Robotics Academy in Melbourne. AMRA began training specialists in the use of revolutionary medical robots for minimally invasive surgery, partly through virtual reality surgical simulators.
AMRA Starts | 2017
We envision a world where every surgeon can master complex procedures safely, ethically, and without geographic or resource barriers. Our hyper-realistic synthetic models will eliminate the need for cadavers and animals, accelerating surgical skill development. For medtech companies, we provide the ultimate platform to showcase, train, and drive adoption of surgical instruments with unmatched realism and repeatability.
Our History
In November 2021, Robotic Surgery Evolution Ltd was incorporated and acquired the assets of AMRA and launched the International Medical Robotics Academy, delivering comprehensive surgical training and education to specialists from both Australia and abroad on the use of medical robots for minimally invasive surgery.
RSE & IMRA Starts | 2021
In 2023 RSE launched the Pindari Surgical Education Solutions business, focussed on manufacturing a range of hydrogel models will that replace the use of cadavers and pigs in surgical training with synthetic tissue that is of such high fidelity that is beyond anything currently available on the market.
Pindari Starts | 2022
IMRA is founded on a network of experts in their field, all with significant experience in robotic surgery, training and education, and the use of simulation for training in complex and variable environments
Meet the Team
Director Clinical Research
Dr. Helen Mohan
Head of Product
Terrill Anthony
Company Secretary
Craig McMenamin
Adam Clark
CEO
Founder | Executive Director
Prof. Tony Costello
Mechanical Engineer
JayRahul Manoharan
Chief Hydrogel Scientist
Dr Courtney Evans
U.S. Clinical Sales Manager
Charles Matthews
Product Innovation Manager
Grace Burke
Lead Designer
Shaun Patten
From academic hospitals to medtech innovators, IMRA delivers tailored, ethical training solutions that address your unique challenges, accelerate proficiency, and elevate surgical standards – all with uncompromised realism and ethical integrity.
