EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 15, 2002, except as to Note
14, which is as of March 11, 2002 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in Siga Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                             PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

New York, New York
February 14, 2003