NEW YORK(SMI-WIRE,04.28.16)The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, founded by the brothers, Leonard & Ronald Lauder of Estee Lauder Companies,held it's tenth annual Connoisseur's Gala Dinner to support research & find a cure drug for Alzheimer's disease that affects more than 44 millions people in the world @ the World's 4th oldest auction house, SOTHEBY'S NYC.

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) is supporting scientists around the globe who are investigating novel drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer’s disease.There are still no cure or even a process to slow down this devastating illness but researchers are making a remarkable progress to find the drug that will cure this disease in the near future.

In 2015, more than $2.8 million was raised to support Alzheimer's drug discovery and development during the Ninth Annual Connoisseur's Dinner.And 100 % of all

funds raised each year is to support the drug discovery research.

WHO:

 Event Co-Chairs: Nancy Corzine and Leonard A. Lauder

Honoring: Ronald S. Lauder, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, ADDF

Guests: ( list in formation )

Rose Marie Bravo, Meryl Comer,Joel Ehrenkranz, Mary Freda, William Jackey, Lynette and Richard Jaffe,Herbert Kasper,Eleanora Kennedy, Laura Landro,

Jo Carole Lauder, JudyGlickman Lauder,William Lauder,Bonnie Lautenberg, Jamie Niven,Olivier Reza,Lois Robbins, Sheila Johnson Robbins,Jean Kennedy Smith,

Tad Smith, Ann and Andrew Tisch, Lori Tritsch, Carol Weisman, Harriet and Ronald Weintraub, James Ziri.