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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q/A


          (Mark One)
                       ( X )QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                                 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
          For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 1997

                                       OR

                       (   )TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                                 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
          For the transition period from ..................... to .............
          Commission file number 0-29100


                        PREMIER RESEARCH WORLDWIDE, LTD.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                      Delaware                                 22-3264604
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          (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

               124 South 15th Street
                  Philadelphia, PA                               19102
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


                                215 - 972 - 0420
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. __x__ Yes _____ No


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 The number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of July
 31, 1997, was 6,938,400.

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                PREMIER RESEARCH WORLDWIDE, LTD AND SUBSIDIARIES


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Part I.  Financial Information

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                  Condensed consolidated balance sheets --                 3
                  June 30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996          

                  Condensed consolidated statements of operations          4
                  (unaudited) -- Three months and six months               
                  ended June 30, 1997 and 1996

                  Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows          5
                  (unaudited) -- Six months ended June 30, 1997
                  and 1996                                                 

                  Notes to condensed consolidated financial                6
                  statements (unaudited)                                   


         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of                  7
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations            



Part II.  Other Information

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                  a.)      Exhibits

                           4.1      Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
                                    between DLB Systems, Inc. and
                                    Premier Research Worldwide Limited
                           11       Computation of Net Income
                                    per Common Share                      
                           27       Financial Data Schedule               

                  b.)      Reports on Form 8-K

                           None

Signatures                                                                





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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          PREMIER RESEARCH WORLDWIDE, LTD
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                                                   (Registrant)




     Date:  October 7,  1997         By:  /s/ Joel Morganroth
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                                          Joel Morganroth, MD
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer




     Date:  October 7,  1997         By:  /s/ Fred M. Powell
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                                          Fred M. Powell
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          (Principal Financial and Accounting 
                                          Officer)