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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                            CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG
 
                       INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our reports dated February 6, 1998, in the Registration Statement
(Form F-1) and related Prospectus of CliniChem Development Inc. for the
registration of Class A Common Shares.
 
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG
Ernst & Young
 
Montreal, Canada
   
June 3, 1998