EXHIBIT 24 - POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY


Known by all these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Bradley A. Haneberg and
Robert B. Harris, signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc.,
a Virginia corporation (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all aspects for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be reasonably necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which,
in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, and in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact,or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 11th day of July, 2003.



/s/ James D. Causey
James D. Causey