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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated March 9, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements of
NetGenics, Inc. and Subsidiaries, which appears in such Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
March 13, 2000