EXHIBIT 23.1

                CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Genetronics
Biomedical Corporation (formerly Genetronics Biomedical Ltd.) for the
registration of 14,448,867 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation
by reference therein of our report dated May 4, 2001 (except as to notes 1 and
11 which are as of December 19, 2001) and Comments by Auditor for US Readers on
Canada-US Reporting Differences dated December 19, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedules of Genetronics Biomedical
Corporation (formerly Genetronics Biomedical Ltd.) for the years ended March 31,
2001 and 2000 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the nine-months
ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Vancouver, Canada,
June 28, 2002.                                             Chartered Accountants