Form: 10KSB

Optional form for annual and transition reports of small business issuers [Section 13 or 15(d), not S-B Item 405]

April 1, 2002

LETTER OF CONSENT FROM MCGLADREY & PULLEN LLP

Published on April 1, 2002


EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT



As independent auditors, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report, dated February 8, 2002, which includes an emphasis
paragraph relating to uncertainty as to the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern, relating to the financial statements of Commonwealth
Biotechnologies, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, included
in the 2001 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 29, 2002