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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 Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement Form S-4, No. 333-46445) and related Prospectus of Cortech, Inc. for
the registration of 28,500,000 shares of its common stock.  
    


                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP


   
Denver, Colorado
April 8, 1998