EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 2, 2000,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 1999.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois
January 8, 2001