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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 Amendment #1) 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
March 12, 2001