MorphoSys (MPSYF) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 13, 2019 relating to the financial statements of MorphoSys AG and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2018, which appears in the Annual Report of MorphoSys AG on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Munich, Germany

April 15, 2019

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

/s/ Stefano Mulas	/s/ Holger Lutz
Wirtschaftsprüfer	Wirtschaftsprüfer
(German Public Auditor)	(German Public Auditor)