EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) of Caliper Technologies Corp. pertaining to the 1999 Equity
Incentive Plan, the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 1999 Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan, of our report dated January 28, 2003, with respect
to the financial statements of Caliper Technologies Corp., included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California

June 24, 2003