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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
                                   OF 1934.

                 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997

Commission File Number 0-20945

                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION

                         161 Cheshire Lane, Suite 100

                         Minneapolis, Minnesota  55441

                                (612) 475-7700

A Minnesota Corporation                          IRS Employer ID No. 41-1350192

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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. Yes  X    No     
                                       ---      ---

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par
value, as of April 30, 1997 was 6,994,664.

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                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION

                                     INDEX



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PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                                              
     ITEM 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
               Balance Sheets, as of December 31, 1996 and

               March 31, 1997.......................................  3
 
               Statements of Operations for the three months ended
               March 31, 1996 and 1997..............................  4
 
               Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
               March 31, 1996 and 1997..............................  5
 
               Notes to Financial Statements........................  6
 

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


PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION


     ITEM 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.....................  8


     SIGNATURES..................................................... 11
 
                                                                      

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                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION
                                BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (UNAUDITED)


                                                   December 31,    March 31,
                                                      1996           1997
                                                   ------------ ------------
                  ASSETS
                                                         
Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents..................   $  9,575,240 $  6,303,217
     Marketable securities......................      1,464,277    3,963,906
     Accounts receivable, less allowances
     for doubtful accounts of $12,983...........        537,755      856,653
     Inventories................................        351,330      386,167
     Prepaid expenses and other assets..........         86,589      203,643
                                                   ------------ ------------
                                                     12,015,191   11,713,586
                                                   ------------ ------------

Equipment, furniture and fixtures, net..........        595,590      616,552
                                                   ------------ ------------

Patent rights...................................        345,010      366,093
                                                   ------------ ------------

                                                   $ 12,955,791 $ 12,696,231
                                                   ============ ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 (DEFICIT)

Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable...........................   $    353,456      504,137
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities.....        331,446      480,179
     Deferred revenue...........................         14,019       39,019
     Capital lease obligations - current
     maturities.................................         32,747       24,797
     Notes payable - current maturities.........         96,097       64,858
                                                   ------------ ------------
                                                        827,765    1,112,990
                                                   ------------ ------------

Long-term liabilities:
     Capital lease obligations, less
     current maturities.........................          8,350        5,267
     Notes payable, less current maturities.....             --           --
                                                   ------------ ------------
                                                          8,350        5,267
                                                   ------------ ------------
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
     Common Stock: $0.01 par; authorized
      17,000,000 shares:
      6,925,636 and 6,959,627 issued and
      outstanding at December 31, 1996 and
      March 31, 1997, respectively..............         69,256       69,596
     Additional paid-in capital.................     23,590,887   23,631,135
     Accumulated deficit........................    (11,540,467) (12,122,757)
                                                   ------------ ------------
       Total shareholders' equity...............     12,119,676   11,577,974
                                                   ------------ ------------

                                                   $ 12,955,791 $ 12,696,231
                                                   ============ ============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION
                           STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  (UNAUDITED)


                                                            Year Ended
                                                      ----------------------
                                                       March 31,   March 31, 
                                                         1996        1997
                                                      ----------  ----------
                                                            
Revenues:
 Sales.............................................   $  443,825  $  406,081
 Licensing & product development...................      325,323     564,944
                                                      ----------  ----------
                                                         769,148     971,025
                                                      ----------  ----------
Operating Expenses:
 Cost of sales.....................................      292,511     270,048
 Research and development..........................      449,732     645,290
 General and administrative........................      389,334     407,830
 Sales and marketing...............................      212,654     366,362
                                                      ----------  ----------
                                                       1,344,231   1,689,530
                                                      ----------  ----------

Net operating loss.................................     (575,083)   (718,505)
                                                      ----------  ----------

Other income (expense):
 Interest and other income.........................       35,548     139,995
 Interest and other expense........................      (13,481)     (3,780)
                                                      ----------  ----------
                                                          22,067     136,215
                                                      ----------  ----------

Net loss...........................................   $ (553,016) $ (582,290)
                                                      ==========  ==========

Net loss per common share..........................           --  $     (.08)

Weighted average common shares
 outstanding.......................................           --   6,947,245

Proforma net loss per common share
 (unaudited) (Note 3)..............................   $     (.14)

Proforma weighted average common shares
 outstanding (unaudited) (Note 3)..................    4,087,360


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION
                           STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)


                                                             Quarter Ended
                                                       ------------------------
                                                        March 31,    March 31,
                                                          1996         1997
                                                       ----------   -----------
                                                              
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net loss.........................................  $ (553,016)  $  (582,290)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
  in operating activities:
    Depreciation.....................................      32,304        56,356
    Interest on marketable debt securities...........          --       (35,676)
    Shares issued as compensation....................          --            --
    Amendments to investor option agreement..........          --            --
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable............................    (149,289)     (318,898)
      Inventories....................................     (16,028)      (34,837)
      Prepaid expenses and other assets..............     (43,805)     (117,054)
      Accounts payable...............................     119,611       150,681
      Accrued liabilities............................     (77,627)      148,733
      Deferred revenue...............................      60,678        25,000
                                                       ----------   -----------
Net cash used in operating activities................    (627,172)     (707,985)
                                                       ----------   -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchases of marketable securities...............          --    (2,463,953)
    Purchases of equipment, furniture and fixtures...     (78,868)      (67,021)
    Purchase of patent rights........................     (60,308)      (31,380)
                                                       ----------   -----------
Net cash used in investing activities................    (139,176)   (2,562,354)
                                                       ----------   -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
    Principal payments on capital lease obligations..     (11,994)      (11,033)
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock...........          --        46,279
    Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred
     stock...........................................   3,812,500            --
    Warrants issued..................................     125,000            --
    Proceeds from issuance of notes payable..........     187,500            --
    Principal payments on notes payable..............    (339,936)      (31,239)
    Offering costs...................................    (231,770)       (5,691)
                                                       ----------   -----------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities..   3,541,300        (1,684)
                                                       ----------   -----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.   2,774,952    (3,272,023)
Cash and cash equivalents:
    Beginning of period..............................      35,817     9,575,240
                                                       ----------   -----------
    End of period....................................  $2,810,769   $ 6,303,217
                                                       ==========   ===========


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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                             MEDI-JECT CORPORATION
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
     financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10
     of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
     and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for
     complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
     adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary
     for a fair presentation have been included. The accompanying financial
     statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Company's 1996
     audited financial statements and notes thereto.

2.   INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 are not
     necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
     ending December 31, 1997.

3.   PRO FORMA NET LOSS PER SHARE

     Pro forma net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss
     attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of
     shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding, after
     applying the treasury stock method and after giving effect to the reverse
     stock split and the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of
     convertible preferred stock in accordance with the Company's initial public
     offering.

     Pursuant to certain requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
     common stock equivalents include the impact of the issuance of stock,
     options and warrants within one year prior to the date of the initial
     filing of the Company's initial public offering ("IPO") at exercise prices
     less than the initial public offering price per share, whether or not the
     effects are antidilutive.

4.   Inventories consist of the following:



                    December 31, 1996      March 31, 1997
                    -----------------      --------------
                                    
Raw Material            $175,251              $208,799
Work in-process          119,575               107,738
Finished goods            56,504                69,630
                        --------              -------- 
                        $351,330              $386,167
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1997

Total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1997 were $769,148
and $971,025 respectively. This represents an increase of $201,877 or 26%. Sales
of injector products and services decreased by $37,744 in the three months ended
March 31, 1997, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1996. This decrease
resulted primarily from a decrease in the number of injectors sold (811 and 629
in the first quarters of 1996 and 1997, respectively) partially offset by
increased sales of supplies and services. The decrease in sales of injectors in
the quarterly periods is primarily attributable to the shipment of a significant
order to a corporate customer in the first quarter of 1996 that did not occur in
the 1997 period.

Licensing and product development fee income increased by $239,621 in the three
months ended March 31, 1997 as compared to the prior year period. This increase
relates to development and licensing fees received from agreements with
corporate partners that were not in existence in the first quarter of 1996. The
Company expects that licensing and product development fee income will fluctuate
on a quarter to quarter basis, depending on a number of factors, including the
timing of the execution of new development and licensing agreements and the
timing, nature and size of fee payments to be made under existing and new
agreements. In addition, since the Company does not, in general, recognize
project-based fee income until related development work has been performed,
quarterly results will fluctuate with the timing of the Company's research and
development efforts.

Cost of sales in the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1997 were $292,511
and $270,048, respectively. This represents a decrease of $22,463. The decrease
in cost of sales is primarily attributable to decreased sales in the first
quarter of 1997.

Research and development expenses totaled $449,732 and $645,290 in the three
months ended March 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively. This increase is primarily
attributable to expenditures related to development projects underway in the
first quarter of 1997 for corporate partners that were not in existence in the
first quarter of 1996.

General and administrative expenses totaled $389,334 and $407,830 in the three
months ended March 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively.  These figures reflect an
increase of $18,496 or 5%.  This increase is primarily attributable to increased
auditing and amoritzation expense in 1997.  The amortization expense relates to
the initiation of patent amortization charges following the allowance by the
U.S. Patent Office of one of the Company's patent filings in February, 1997.

Sales and marketing expenses totaled $212,652 and $366,362 in the three months
ended March 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively.  These figures reflect a year to
year increase of $153,710 or 72%.  This increase is primarily attributable to
personnel additions, increased travel expense and expenditures related to the
launch of the  new Medi-Jector Choice product in January 1997.

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Interest expense totaled $13,481 and $3,780 in the three month periods ended
March 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively. The decrease is attributable to lower
overall indebtedness in 1997. Interest income increased relative to the prior
year for these same periods as a result of increased cash on hand following the
Company's inital public offering in October, 1996.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $11,039,517 on December
31, 1996 compared to $10,267,123 on March 31, 1997. This decrease results
primarily from an operating loss of $582,290 and an increase in accounts
receivable and prepaid expenses totaling $435,952, during the period, which were
partially offset by an increase in current liabilities of $285,225.

The Company's long term capital requirements will depend on numerous factors,
including the status of the Company's collaborative arrangements, the progress
of the Company's research and development programs and the receipt of revenues
from the sales of the Company's products. The Company believes that cash on
hand, interest expected to be earned thereon and anticipated revenues, will meet
its needs through 1997. In order to meet its capital needs beyond this period,
the Company may be required to raise additional capital through public or
private offerings, including equity offerings.

                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.

          None.

Item 2.   Changes in Securities

          None

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

          None

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
 
          None

Item 5.   Other Information.

          None

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

          (a)  Exhibits

          3.1  Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
                 Company.(a)

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          3.2     Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.(a)
               
          4.1     Form of Certificate for Common Stock.(a)
               
          4.2     Stock Warrant, dated January 25, 1996, issued to Becton
                   Dickinson and Company.(a)
               
          4.3     Stock Option, dated January 25, 1996, issued to Becton 
                   Dickinson and Company.(a)
               
          4.4     Warrant, dated March 24, 1995, issued to Robert Fullerton.(a)
               
          4.5     Warrant, dated March 24, 1995, issued to Michael Trautner.(a)
               
          4.6     Preferred Stock, Option and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated
                  January 25, 1996, between the Company and Becton Dickinson and
                  Company (filed herewith as Exhibit 10.7).(a)

          10.1    Office/Warehouse/Showroom Lease, dated January 2, 1995,
                  including amendments thereto.(a)

          10.3    Security Agreement, dated September 30, 1994, by and between
                  the Company and Kelsey Lake Limited Partnership and Kerry Lake
                  Company, a Limited Partnership.(a)

          10.4    Promissory Note, dated September 30, 1994, issued to Kelsey
                  Lake Limited Partnership.(a)

          10.5    Promissory Note, dated September 30, 1994, issued to Kerry 
                   Lake Company, a Limited Partnership.(a)

          10.6    Loan Agreement, dated as of December 22, 1995, by and between
                  Ethical Holdings plc and the Company, including the related
                  Promissory Note, dated December 22, 1995, issued to Ethical
                  Holdings plc.(a)

          10.7    Preferred Stock, Option and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated
                  January 25, 1996, between the Company and Becton Dickinson and
                  Company.(a)

          10.8 *  Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1997, between the
                  Company and Franklin Pass, MD.

          10.9 *  Employment Agreement, dated as of January 3, 1995, between the
                  Company and Mark Derus.(a)

          10.10 * Employment Agreement, dated as of January 3, 1995, between
                   the Company and Todd Leonard.(a)

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          10.11 *  Employment Agreement, dated as of January 3, 1995, between
                   the Company and Peter Sadowski.(a)

          10.12 *  1993 Stock Option Plan.(a)

          10.13 *  Form of incentive stock option agreement for use with 1993
                   Stock Option Plan.(a)

          10.14 *  Form of nonqualified stock option agreement for use with 1993
                   Stock Option Plan.(a)

          10.15 *  1996 Stock Option Plan, with form of stock option
                   agreement.(a)

          +10.20   Development and License Agreement between Becton Dickinson
                   and Company and the Company, effective January 1, 1996.(a)

          10.21    Office-Warehouse lease with Carlson Real Estate Company, 
                   dated February 11, 1997.

          27       Financial Data Schedule

*   Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(a) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 
    S-1 (File No. 333-6661), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
    on October 1, 1996.

+   Pursuant to Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
    confidential portions of Exhibit 10.20 were deleted and filed separately
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for
    confidential treatment, which was subsequently granted by the Securities and
    Exchange Commission.

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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.



                                      MEDI-JECT CORPORATION




May 14, 1997                          /s/ Franklin Pass
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Date                                  Franklin Pass, MD, Chairman/CEO



May 14, 1997                          /s/ Mark S. Derus
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Date                                  Mark S. Derus, Vice President Finance, CFO
                                      Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

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