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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts" and in the
headnote to the "Selected Historical Financial Data" in the Registration
Statements (Form SB-2) and related Prospectus of Demegen, Inc. for the
registration of 16,251,272 Common Shares and to the use of our report dated
November 17, 2000, with respect to the financial statements of Demegen, Inc.







/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 26, 2001