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SciSparc: NeuroThera Labs Announces Publication of International Patent in Collaboration with Clearmind Medicine for Novel Therapy Targeting Weight Loss and Fatty Liver Disease
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC) (“Company” or “SciSparc”), today announced that NeuroThera Labs Inc. (TSXV: NTLX) ("NeuroThera"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, in which SciSparc holds a controlling interest of approximately 75%, has advanced its collaboration with Clearmind Medicine Inc. with the publication of an international patent application under th
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