Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors The Board of Directors Intercell Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-604) on Form S-8 of Intercell Corporation of our report dated December 6, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Intercell Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 1996, and for the eleven-month period ended September 30, 1995, and the related schedule, which report appears in the September 30, 1996, annual report on Form 10-K/A-1 of Intercell Corporation. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP San Jose, California February 20, 1997