EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Numbers 333-45288, 333-86155, 333-86159, 333-63036)
pertaining to the LJL BioSystems, Inc. 1994 Equity Incentive Plan, the LJL
BioSystems, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, the LJL BioSystems, Inc. 1998 Directors' Stock
Option Plan, the 1995 Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock
Option Plan and the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Molecular Devices
Corporation of our report dated January 25, 2000, except as to Note 11, which is
as of February 2, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of LJL BioSystems, Inc. and its subsidiary for the year ended December
31, 1999, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
March 28, 2002