Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated Dynavax Technologies Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated Dynavax Technologies Corporation 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Dynavax Technologies Corporation of our reports dated March 8, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Dynavax Technologies Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Dynavax Technologies Corporation, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Redwood City, California
June 1, 2016