Quintiles Transnational Corp. and Thermo Fisher Scientific has established Cenduit, a joint venture to provide Interactive Response Technology (IRT) services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology product development. IRT is a technology platform that integrates patient interaction systems through a combination of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, Web interfaces and handheld electronic patient diaries. The use of IRT is expected to grow as pharmaceutical companies look to streamline and be...