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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 12, 1998, with respect to the financial
statements of BioStar, Inc. included in the Joint Proxy Statement of Cortech,
Inc. and BioStar, Inc. that is made part of the Registration Statement and
related Prospectus of Cortech, Inc. for the registration of 28,500,000 shares of
its common stock.  


                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Denver, Colorado
February 12, 1998