Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated March 7, 2008 with respect to the consolidated financial statements (which report expressed an unqualified opinion and contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R),Share-Based Payment) and internal control over financial reporting of StemCells, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned reports and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
San Francisco, California
June 17, 2008
