Working together to advance scientific discoveries

The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative is a global coalition of partners working together to promote and power data sharing and research collaboration to accelerate breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) research.  

A Community Dedicated to Collaborative Science

The AD Data Initiative coalition is comprised of leading academic, governmental, philanthropic, and industry organizations working together to accelerate progress towards new diagnostics, treatments and cures in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias 

The GRIP platform is provided by Global Research Platforms, LLC and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AD Data Initiative, Inc.

We believe that data sharing and global research collaboration will advance scientific discovery, seed innovation, and lead to breakthroughs – faster.  

Coalition Partners and Advisors

The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative's advisors and team members have collective experience and expertise in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research, data science, data architecture, bioinformatics, policy, advocacy, and scientific strategy.  

Gates Notes
Posted June 2, 2026 

We are entering a golden age of Alzheimer's research. Our understanding of the disease is improving rapidly, and I expect to see many breakthroughs in the months and years ahead. I’m particularly excited about how AI’s ability to find meaning in large amounts of data will make research go a lot faster.

Bill Gates

Driving Research Forward – Together

Further Your Research: Visit the AD Discovery Portal today to explore datasets and request access via AD Workbench.  

Interested in accelerating innovation by sharing ADRD data? Learn more here.