EXHIBIT 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this registration  statement of our report dated February 14, 2000,
except for Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as to which the
date is March 21, 2000,  included in Packard BioScience  Company's Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999, and our report dated February 14, 2000, except
for Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated  Financial  Statements as to which the date
is April  19,  2000,  included  in  Packard  BioScience  Company's  registration
statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-31996).



                                             /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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                                               Arthur Andersen LLP


Hartford, Connecticut
August 16, 2000