ESTERO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / December 2, 2025 / Aspire Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASBP) (“Aspire” or the “Company”), a developer of a multi-faceted patent-pending drug delivery technology, is pleased to announce that on November 3, 2025, it submitted its Pre-IND meeting request and briefing package to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The submission concerns the Company’s lead product candidate, a fast-acting, high-dose sublingual aspirin formulation for the treatment of suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and represents a significant milestone on the path to potential FDA approval.
The Pre-IND meeting initiates formal dialogue with the FDA and is intended to gain agency guidance on the clinical development strategy and confirm the proposed 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for Aspire’s sublingual aspirin. Gaining this clarity is a critical step toward the Company’s goal of submitting a New Drug Application (NDA).
“Our clinical data is not just promising; it’s a breakthrough in MCI treatment. We demonstrated that our sublingual formulation begins to inhibit platelet aggregation in under two minutes, acting approximately four to five times as fast as chewed aspirin,” said Kraig Higginson, Interim CEO of Aspire Biopharma. “This rapid action, confirmed with a statistical significance of p<0.02, represents a clear and potentially life-saving advantage over the current standard of care. In a heart attack, every second saved translates to preserved heart muscle. We are eager to present this compelling evidence to the FDA and define an efficient path to bring this superior treatment to patients.”
Aspire’s confidence is rooted in the breakthrough final results of its recent clinical trial. The study showed that Aspire’s investigational product produced significantly higher and more rapid mean plasma concentrations of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), the active form of aspirin, compared to chewed aspirin tablets (p<0.05). This was demonstrated clearly in the recent trial by the lowered levels of serum thromboxane B2 (TxB2), a key biomarker for reduced platelet accumulation, within the first two minutes after dosing (p<0.02) with Aspire’s sublingual aspirin, acting approximately four to five times faster than chewed conventional aspirin. This rapid pharmacological action demonstrates a clear and clinically meaningful superiority over the current standard of care.
The product was also observed to be safe and well-tolerated. These results underscore the potential for Aspire’s sublingual aspirin to provide a more rapid and reliable treatment for the 800,000+ people in the U.S. who suffer a heart attack each year.
The Company intends to pursue a 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for its sublingual aspirin product. This streamlined pathway allows the FDA to consider data from previous studies on an already-approved drug, such as aspirin, which can potentially reduce the time and cost of development.
This milestone for the lead aspirin program also serves as a key validation of Aspire’s versatile sublingual delivery platform, which is being applied to a pipeline of other high-value programs.
About Aspire Biopharma Holdings, Inc.
Aspire Biopharma has developed a patent-pending sublingual delivery technology that can deliver drugs to the body rapidly and precisely. This technology offers the potential to improve effectiveness and reduce side effects by going directly to the bloodstream and avoiding the gastrointestinal tract. Aspire Biopharma’s delivery technology can be applied to many different active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and other bioactive substances, spanning both small and large molecule therapeutics, nutraceuticals and supplements.
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