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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
Waltham, Massachusetts

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-85658, 333-87180, 333-102577, 333-107288,
333-110715 and 333-110716) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-67392, 333-74032, 333-85402,
333-90530, 333-106996 and 333-106994) of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. of
our report dated February 17, 2004, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. and subsidiaries, which is
incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003.

/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

BDO Seidman, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

March 11, 2004