CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


        We consent to the  incorporation by reference in this report on Form 8-K
of our report dated May 7, 1997, on our audit of the financial statements of gmi
gesellschaft fur angewandte mathematik und informatik mbH, Munich as of December
31, 1996 and 1995,  and for each of the two years in the period  ended  December
31,  1996,  appearing  in the  registration  statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No.
333-30581) of Kendle  International  Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.





Coopers & Lybrand
Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft GmbH


Munich, Germany
September 16, 1997