We were thrilled to bring together our friends and supporters with the most innovative and respected researchers in the field for our Inaugural ADDF Scientific Summit. Dr. Daniel M. Skovronsky, Chief Scientific Officer, Lilly, and President, Lilly Research Labs, was presented with the 11th Annual Melvin R. Goodes Prize - recognized as the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer's research. The Summit convened eight of the ten previous recipients of the esteemed Goodes Prize for a symposium moderated by Dr. Niranjan Bose, Managing Director for Health & Life Sciences at Gates Ventures, and also included an address from Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, bestselling author, and practicing neurosurgeon.
Past Goodes Prize recipients gather on stage for a scientific symposium highlighting the cutting-edge advancements driving Alzheimer’s therapeutics, biomarkers, and prevention, as well as the promising future of the field.
The ADDF’s Dr. Howard Fillit (left) and Mark Roithmayr (right) are joined by 2025 Goodes Prize recipient Dr. Daniel Skovronsky, featured speaker Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and symposium moderator Dr. Niranjan Bose.
Dr. Howard Fillit and Dr. Daniel Skovronsky discuss the past 25+ years of drug development and breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, moderated by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, bestselling author, and practicing neurosurgeon.
ADDF Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Howard Fillit presents Dr. Daniel Skovronsky, Chief Scientific Officer, Lilly, and President, Lilly Research Labs, with the 11th Annual Melvin R. Goodes Prize.
Dr. Daniel Skovronsky is recognized as the 2025 Goodes Prize recipient for his visionary work bringing Kisunla to market, which has laid the foundation for future Alzheimer's therapies, and developing critical diagnostic tests that have changed the course of Alzheimer's research.
Goodes Prize recipients enter dinner adorned with their medals, now with Dr. Daniel Skovronsky added to their ranks.
Ronald Lauder (right), who gave a hopeful and inspiring address at the Summit dinner, is joined by Laura Lauder, Gary Lauder, and Jo Carole Lauder. The ADDF is incredibly grateful to the entire Lauder family for their visionary leadership and enduring support of the ADDF.
Inaugural ADDF Scientific Summit Chair, Heidi McWilliams (center), is joined by Vice-Chairs Bonnie Lautenberg, Nancy Goodes, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, and Silvia Zoullas.
Esteemed members of the Eli Lilly team and valued partners of the ADDF – Elizabeth Van Sant Hoffman, Carlos Garner, Mark Mintun, Daniel Skovronsky, Anne White, Laura Steele, and Scott Shortenhaus – gathered at the Summit.
Nancy Goodes, who established the Goodes Prize along with her late husband Mel, is joined by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Heidi McWilliams.