Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ CONSENT
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
Waltham, Massachusetts
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-85658, 333-87180, 333-102577, 333-107288, 333-110715 and 333-110716) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-67392, 333-74032, 333-85402, 333-90530, 333-106996 and 333-106994) of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. of our report dated November 26, 2003, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. and subsidiaries, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
BDO Seidman, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 20, 2004