We vehemently challenge the status quo in advancing medical education to positively impact the health and well-being of patients around the world.
Lofty? Perhaps, but we’ve been doing it since 1994 and counting.
Avant Innovation Lab
Deep innovation requires pressure-proof gear
We live in a rapidly evolving clinical world, filled with new frontiers for clinicians and patients alike. In this space, we boldly explore testing and growing new services across digital, social, and experiential platforms to develop next-gen med ed. It’s how we ensure your innovations of today and tomorrow break through to your HCP audience.
Our Avant Leaders










“Unbelievable follow-through, poise, anticipation of needs, and big-picture thinking.”— VP, Global Medical Affairs, Gene Therapy/Device Biotech
“Avant is the best agency I have worked with in my 20 years in the business.”— VP, Global Medical Affairs, Gene Therapy/Device Biotech
“Avant has a unique ability to take complex, highly scientific strategic messages and weave them into a compelling story.”— Director, HCP Marketing, Cardiology, top pharma company
“Avant creates a story that not only meets the audience’s educational needs, but also gives physicians something they can rally around and take back to their practices.”— Director, HCP Marketing, Cardiology, top pharma company
“I can’t help but rave about the amazing job you have been doing for our brand.”— Senior Marketing Manager, Oncology, top pharma company
“Avant not only plays well in the sandbox—they are the sandbox.”— Marketing Director, top-10 pharma company
“The Avant team has made significant contributions to our business. It’s a great partnership.”— Senior VP, US Commercial Operations, top-3 pharma company
“Avant is strategic, has strong execution, and brings innovation.”— Brand Director
“The Avant team has made many significant contributions to our business.”— Senior VP, top-5 pharma company
“Avant is a trusted and knowledgeable partner. I would recommend them any day to a colleague.”— Marketer, top-5 pharma company
“Avant listens and creates an atmosphere of ‘anything is possible.’”— Marketer, top-5 pharma company
“Avant account teams are some of the best I’ve worked with.”— Marketer, top-5 pharma company
“The Avant team has done an exceptional job improving our strategic approach to Thought Leader engagement, resulting in higher ROI.”— Senior Product Manager
“Avant account teams are some of the best I’ve worked with.”— Marketer, top-5 pharma company
“This all-star group works hard, thinks strategically, collaborates well, and most importantly, has shown us time after time what good actually looks like.”— Associate Marketing Director
“97% of clients would recommend Avant Healthcare”— Voice of the Customer survey
“98% of clients would do business with Avant Healthcare again”— Voice of the Customer survey
OUR FOUNDATION: 100% PURE INNOVATION
Avant means forward, and that’s exactly how our Founder and Chairwoman Deborah Wood has moved our work since 1994, when she began her company out of her home.
Equipped with inspiration and unstoppable determination, she forged ahead to create and build the award-winning agency we are today. With decades of experience in healthcare marketing, education, and communications preceded by 10 years in senior management with Fortune 500 companies, Deborah is highly recognized in the industry for her visionary leadership and innovation and the success of her entrepreneurial endeavors.
Deborah earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Evansville, Indiana, and her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Nebraska.
There’s never been an agency like Avant Healthcare before—because there’s never been a founder like Deborah Wood. She is 100% the foundation of our innovation.

Our agency culture is like coming home
And you can stay at home while enjoying it
While we are fully remote, we work from a united state of mind that’s passionate about the possibilities of HCP engagement. We are scientists, strategists, artists, and technologists brought together for a common purpose—to make a difference in patients’ lives by creating vibrant medical education experiences that inspire action. We do this by striving every day to embody our company’s bedrock of values—the “H4S”: honorable, healthy, hungry, humble, and smart.
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HONORABLE
We exemplify ethical business practices. We sometimes fail, but we always learn from our missteps. We are always honest and open with each other and our customers.
In all we do, we strive to make a difference in patients’ lives.
HEALTHY
We take our mission seriously but have fun along the way. We foster a work environment where individuals can flourish. We always assume positive intent with our colleagues and customers.
We’re one team focused on positive outcomes and solutions.
SMART
We are resilient and demonstrate agility in the face of change. We embrace experimentation. We learn quickly, adapting to apply all learnings to better serve our customers.
We believe that the whole team is stronger than the sum of its parts.
HUNGRY
We work hard so our customers receive the best results.
We seek to achieve excellence in all that we do.
We embrace all feedback to learn and grow professionally. We’re naturally curious, actively seeking new information and new ways of doing things.
HUMBLE
Our success, individually and for our customers, relies upon each
We are servant leaders, not servants of our own interests.
We always treat others with both compassion and care.
Doing Good
It’s an Rx for the better
Helping others is at the heart of what we do, and it extends well beyond our client work. From our employee-led CARES program to providing pro-bono support to our local JDRF chapter’s Hope Gala, we’re honored to have the opportunity to give back in many ways. In a world full of unmet needs, we find there’s nothing better than donating our time, talents, and funds for the greater good.

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Why join us? Our people.
You’ll work with smart, passionate people who encourage and support each other. People who are (strategic,)scientific and creative, possessing a breadth of experience and a deep understanding of what makes their clients tick. People who bring diverse backgrounds, perspectives, lifestyles, abilities, and experiences to the table. People who embody our company’s values of “H4S”: honorable, healthy, hungry, humble, and smart. Sound like you? Join us to deliver our best each and every day!
Forever a part of our DNA
We have the mother of all origin stories. When Deborah Wood started her business out of her home in the early 90s, she was its one and only employee. As the company grew in size and scope, it became Deborah Wood Associates, or DWA, with separately named divisions.
Today, we’ve evolved into Avant Healthcare, a full-service, fully integrated agency with employees and clients from across the country—and even the world. Although our name has changed, the passion, drive, and commitment to creative and scientific excellence that brought this company to life remains—and always will.