Takeda's $50m+ deal for Enterome's EB8018 is based on a separate platform from that being used under the French company's collaboration with Johnson & Johnson.

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Private Company Edition: Flagship ends 2017 with its biggest life science fund yet totaling $618m. Also, December sees a year-end surge in VC deals, including a $100m Series B round for Allakos.

It's time for In Vivo's10th annual Deals of the Year contest. We've selected 15 nominees in three categories – Top Alliance, Top Financing and Top M&A – and you get to pick the winners. (It's free.) First up, the top five picks for most significant strategic alliance of 2017.