EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 33-76738) and related Prospectus of
Genetronics Biomedical Corporation (formerly Genetronics Biomedical Ltd.) for
the registration of 9,289,990 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 4, 2001 (except as to
notes 1 and 11 which are as of December 19, 2001) and Comments by Auditor for US
Readers on Canada-US Reporting Differences dated December 19, 2001, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Genetronics Biomedical
Corporation (formerly Genetronics Biomedical Ltd.) included in Amendment No. 3
to its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 2001 and included
in Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.


                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Vancouver, Canada
March 11, 2002