CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Dyadic International, Inc. 2001 Equity Compensation Plan
for the registration of 5,133,823 shares of common stock, of our report dated
August 6, 2004 (except for the section of Note 1 under Merger, Private Placement
of Common Stock and Other Related Transactions, and the first paragraph of Note
2, as to which the date is December 27, 2004), with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Dyadic International, Inc. as of December 31, 2003, and
for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2003, included in
Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 2) dated October 29, 2004, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2004.

                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                  Certified Public Accountants
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
January 21, 2005