Jul 16, 2026 – 5.00amAndreas Fouras never wavered in his belief in a technology he stumbled upon while studying airflow in wind tunnels in his former career as a mechanical and aerospace engineer.A driven young academic at Melbourne’s Monash University, Fouras had worked his way up from lab assistant to a professor in record time.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Michael SmithHealth editorMichael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney.Fetching latest articles
This exec quit his job and sold his house. Now he is worth $300m
Andreas Fouras sold his home to fund lung imaging technology he stumbled upon while researching wind tunnels as an aerospace engineer. His gamble paid off.
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