AUDITOR'S CONSENT
Published on April 2, 2001
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
As independent auditors, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report, dated February 9, 2001, relating to the financial
statements of Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. for the years ended December
31, 1999 and 2000 included in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders and
incorporated by reference into the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, into the
Company's previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statement, File No. 333-51074,
and Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-51078.
Richmond, Virginia
March 30, 2001