Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report
dated October 12, 2005 relating to the financial statements of Bioenvision, Inc.
and subsidiaries appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Experts" in such
Prospectus.



Parsippany, New Jersey
December 14, 2005