Exhibit 3.26

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                          QUINTILES TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

         The undersigned does hereby submit these Articles of Incorporation for
the purpose of forming a business corporation under and by virtue of the laws of
the State of North Carolina:

         1.       The name of the corporation is Quintiles Technologies, Inc.

         2.       The corporation shall have authority to issue One Hundred
Thousand (100,000) shares of common stock with a par value of One Dollar ($1.00)
per share.

         3.       The address of the initial registered office of the
corporation in the State of North Carolina is 4709 Creekstone Drive, Riverbirch
Building, Suite 300, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina 27703, and the name
of its initial registered agent at such address is Gregory D. Porter.

         4.       The name and address of the incorporator is Amy J. Meyers,
2500 First Union Capitol Center, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 27601.

         5.       The number of directors constituting the initial board of
directors shall be one (1), and the name and address of such person who is to
serve as a director until the first meeting of shareholders, or until his
successor is elected and qualified, is:



      NAME                                               ADDRESS
      ----                                               -------
                                           
Gregory D. Porter                             4709 Creekstone Drive
                                              Riverbirch Building, Suite 300
                                              Durham, North Carolina 27703


         6.       A director of the corporation shall not be personally liable
to the corporation or otherwise for monetary damages for breach of any duty as a
director, except for liability with respect to (i) acts or omissions that the
director at the time of such breach knew or believed were clearly in conflict
with the best interests of the corporation; (ii) any liability under N.C. Gen.
Stat. Section 55-8-33; or (iii) any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit. If the North Carolina



Business Corporation Act is amended to authorize corporate action for further
eliminating or limiting personal liability of directors, then the liability of a
director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent
permitted by the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as so amended. Any
repeal or modification of this paragraph shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal
or modification.

         7.       The provisions of Article 9 and Article 9A of the North
Carolina Business Corporation Act, entitled "The North Carolina Shareholder
Protection Act" and "The North Carolina Control Share Acquisition Act,"
respectively, shall not be applicable to the corporation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of
August, 1997.

                                                 /s/ Amy J. Meyers
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                                              Amy J. Meyers, Incorporator