EXHIBIT 23.4
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
AccuMed International, Inc.
 
    We  consent to incorporation  by reference in  the registration statement on
Form S-3  of AccuMed  International, Inc.  of our  report dated  April 5,  1996,
relating  to the consolidated  balance sheet of  AccuMed International, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and the related consolidated statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity and  cash flows  for  the three  months ended
December 31, 1995,  which report  appears in  the December  31, 1995  transition
report on Form 10-KSB of AccuMed International, Inc.
 
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
July 2, 1996