ABOUT US
Dr. Idong Essiet-Gibson
Dr. Idong Essiet-Gibson is the Founding Principal of The Idyeas Group, a healthcare funding strategies advisory firm in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Idyeas Group connects VC/PE health and biotech portfolio companies and founders with non-dilutive funding and resources for early-stage product development. She actively supports the startup ecosystem as an Advisor, Mentor, and Judge for several MedTech, life science, and digital health startups and organizations. She leverages her expertise and network to serve as Deal Lead for a female-focused angel group based in Boulder, CO. She has over 26 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Army, U.S. Public Health Service, and U.S. Army Reserves, leading multimillion dollar health and research programs for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Essiet-Gibson holds a Ph.D. in Public Health, an MPH in International Health Policy, an MS in Technology Management, and a BS in Biochemistry. She is an alumna of Yale University’s Global Women’s Leadership and Women on Boards Programs.
Idong’s Perspective
My perspective is informed by personal experience navigating healthcare systems, as well as years of engagement with clinicians, patients, and researchers across U.S. and global settings.
This has shaped a consistent focus in my work: ensuring that high-potential health innovations are not limited by capital misalignment. Many early-stage companies do not fail due to lack of scientific merit, but because funding pathways, milestones, and timing are not structurally aligned. My advisory approach is designed to address that gap.
In addition to advisory engagements, I serve as a strategic advisor to boards and executive teams navigating capital inflection points, federal funding integration, and institutional growth.