Exhibit 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT





The Board of Directors
Unigene Laboratories, Inc.:



We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statements (No.
33-18890  and the  Registration  Statement  filed March 22, 1996) on Form S-8 of
Unigene  Laboratories,  Inc. of our report dated March 22, 1996, relating to the
balance sheets of Unigene  Laboratories,  Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and 1994,
and the related statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year  period ended  December 31, 1995,  which
report  appears in the December  31, 1995 annual  report on Form 10-K of Unigene
Laboratories, Inc.

Our report dated March 22, 1996 contains an  explanatory  paragraph  that states
that the Company has suffered  recurring  losses from  operations  and has a net
working capital  deficiency,  which raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue  as a going  concern.  The  financial  statements  do not  include  any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.



                              KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
March 28, 1996