Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 19, 2003 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Boston, Massachusetts October 8, 2003 |
