NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 17, 2025--
AV Laboratories is bringing biotechnology out of the research lab and into the realm of daily skincare. Founded by a team of scientists and innovators with deep roots in IVF and stem cell research, AV Laboratories is pioneering a new frontier in molecular skin longevity with its patented AVL SOM3® complex — a formulation that delivers precise cellular nutrition to help skin renew, restore, and rejuvenate from within.
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A Landmark Breakthrough in Cellular Precision
For founding member Monica Mezezi, this journey began decades earlier in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
“As cofounder and CEO of LifeGlobal Group, I spent over twenty-five years developing and manufacturing advanced embryo culture media to improve IVF outcomes,” Mezezi explains. “Our landmark contribution — the creation of the single culture medium in 2002 — revolutionized the industry with a superior system that has become the global standard."
That achievement sparked a lifelong fascination with how cells thrive, repair, and communicate. “Working with embryonic cells taught me that every molecule matters,” Mezezi says. “Those early learnings inspired our mission at AVL — to apply the same molecular precision that sustains life at its beginning to support the skin’s longevity throughout life.”
The Convergence of Molecules and Regeneration
At the core of AVL’s research lies a single conviction: regeneration begins with metabolism.
The same molecules that sustain life in its earliest moments — amino acids, cofactors, antioxidants, and energy substrates — are also the keys to how our cells age, repair, and renew.
AVL SOM3® was engineered around this principle. It provides skin cells with all 20 amino acids, essential vitamins, and molecular cofactors in precise, biologically validated ratios — optimizing energy metabolism, reducing cellular stress, and promoting collagen, elastin, and NAD⁺ production.
“Traditional skincare often works on the surface,” says Mezezi. “We work from the inside out — at the molecular level where real regeneration begins.”
A New Benchmark for Molecular Skincare
Every AV Laboratories product — including the Face Serum, Eye Cream, Face Cream Light, Face Cream Rich, and Face Mist — is powered by AVL SOM3®. Each formula is designed to maintain optimal pH and osmolarity, ensuring perfect cellular compatibility and minimizing stress on the skin barrier.
Produced under medical-grade manufacturing standards, AVL products meet the same purity and quality benchmarks as biotechnology and medical device formulations. Each product undergoes extensive clinical testing to validate performance, safety, and efficacy — a level of scientific rigor rarely seen in consumer skincare.
“Our work in stem cell science taught us that even the smallest impurities can harm the most sensitive human cells," says Mezezi. “That is why we bring that same level of care to everything that touches the skin. AVL SOM3® is produced and controlled in our own FDA-registered facility, and our final formulations are manufactured in Europe under rigorous standards for ingredient safety, purity, and performance. Every batch is tested, certified, and fully traceable, offering true peace of mind in a time when cosmetic recalls are all too common.”
A Philosophy of Cellular Integrity
For Mezezi and her team, skin longevity is not about reversing time — it’s about restoring order at the cellular level.
“Aging, whether in an embryo or in skin, is really a story about loss of balance — energy depletion, oxidative stress, and metabolic noise,” she explains. “Our goal is to restore that balance, so cells can perform the way nature intended.”
This philosophy — that understanding how life begins can teach us how to sustain it — is what drives every innovation at AV Laboratories. It’s the convergence of biotechnology and beauty: rigorous science, elegantly expressed.
The Future of Skin Longevity
As AV Laboratories continues to expand its research and product line, its mission remains clear: to bring next-generation biotechnology to skin health, developing breakthrough technologies that redefine how we think about the appearance of skin aging and lasting wellness.
“We’re not a beauty brand borrowing science,” says Mezezi. “We are a science company advancing beauty. And we’re just getting started.”
About AV Laboratories
AV Laboratories is a biotechnology-driven skincare company pioneering molecular skin longevity through its patented AVL SOM3® technology. Developed from 25 years of IVF and stem cell science, AVL SOM3® delivers precise cellular nutrition to empower the skin’s natural renewal processes. Formulated and manufactured under medical-grade standards, AV Laboratories products are clinically tested, eco-conscious, and designed to redefine skin wellness at every age.
Website:www.avlaboratories.com
Monica Mezezi, MBA, AV Laboratories, AVL Advisory Board Chairwoman, From the Science of Life to the Science of Skin: AV Laboratories Redefines Cellular Renewal Through Molecular Biotechnology
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi 's legacy was long secured when he came to Inter Miami and joined Major League Soccer. He'd won a World Cup, won dozens of trophies, was generally considered the greatest player in the sport's history.
He didn't need an MLS Cup.
But he wanted one — and got it.
Messi and Inter Miami have completed their ascent, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday in the MLS Cup final for the franchise's first championship. It came 2 1/2 years after the legend arrived in South Florida, a move that stunned plenty of onlookers at the time.
“They said soccer would never make it in America,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said during the trophy ceremony. “Inter Miami fans, has soccer made it?”
It has in South Florida, thanks to Messi. He set up the title-clinching goal with a 72nd-minute assist to Rodrigo De Paul, a play where Messi stole the ball and threaded a pass through a tiny gap in a wall of Vancouver defenders. De Paul got it in stride, pushed it into the far corner of the net — and Messi went airborne to hop into his arms a few seconds later, all smiles.
And as the final minutes ticked away, Inter Miami's pink-clad fans — most wearing Messi's No. 10 on their backs — stood and stomped and cheered. South Florida has seen NFL and NBA and Major League Baseball and NHL titles in the past.
It's a soccer town now, too. Messi made that happen. Tadeo Allende scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time — off another Messi assist, of course — to make it 3-1. And when Messi lifted the trophy surrounded by his teammates, confetti rained down and fireworks boomed.
Inter Miami became the 16th franchise in the league's 30-year history to win an MLS title. And this extends a run of parity for MLS, which has seen five different franchises win championships in the last five years and eight franchises claim a title in the last nine seasons — only Columbus has won twice in that span.
It was also the culmination of a 12-year odyssey for David Beckham, part of Inter Miami’s ownership group.
He retired as a player in 2013 and his MLS contract said he could start a franchise at a discounted rate when his career ended. Beckham chose Miami and it took him years to finally make it happen; it wasn’t until January 2018 when the franchise was formally born, after he partnered with Miami businessmen Jorge Mas and Jose Mas, and even then the team didn’t have a stadium plan.
The team started play in 2020, and Messi arrived halfway through the 2023 season. Inter Miami was in last place in MLS at the time.
And then Messi arrived. The last-place team then now runs the league.
“It’s been an incredible journey,” Beckham said.
The trophy is Messi’s 47th for club and country, extending his global men’s soccer record, and some say it's actually 48 because MLS awards a trophy for winning conference titles as well. He’s now won at least 21 titles in one-match final situations, many of them with the core of this team — Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and Javier Mascherano, his longtime Barcelona teammates.
Busquets and Alba are retiring and got to go out as champions. Suarez’s future is uncertain. Mascherano is the coach now, one who changed Inter Miami’s lineup and tactics halfway through the season — his first one leading the club — with this moment in mind.
And the 38-year-old Messi, the 2024 MLS MVP who seems like a lock to win the award again this season, still is like none other in the biggest moments with a contract that could have him playing with Miami into his early 40s. When next season starts, the team will be playing in a new stadium near Miami International Airport with a back-to-back title in mind.
“He’s not just here to enjoy living in Miami,” Beckham said. “His wife and the kids love Miami, but he’s come here to win, and that’s really what Leo is all about. He wants to win. He’s got that dedication, the loyalty that he shows to his teammates, to the city, to the club. Leo is a winner. It’s simple as that.”
Inter Miami went up 1-0 on an own goal in the eighth minute, before Vancouver tied it in the 60th on a score by Ali Ahmed. Another Vancouver shot hit both posts about two minutes later but stayed out, and Inter Miami got the lead for good when Messi found De Paul.
And not long after the final whistle, Messi went over to the Inter Miami supporters section and threw both his hands in the air. It was a moment 2 1/2 years in the making.
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Inter Miami forward Tadeo Allende (21) celebrates his goal during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Inter Miami forward Tadeo Allende (21) kicks the ball for a goal during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Inter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul (7) reacts at the end of the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) and his teammates celebrate after Inter Miami forward Tadeo Allende (21) scores a goal during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ali Ahmed (right) celebrates his goal against Inter Miami with Andres Cubas during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) kicks a corner kicks during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Inter Miami forwards Lionel Messi (10) and Tadeo Allende (21) celebrate after Vancouver Whitecaps defender Édier Ocampo scored an own goal during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Inter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul (7) celebrates a goal with forward Lionel Messi (10) and defender Jordi Alba (18) during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
