Exhibit 23.1

                            Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-47836) pertaining to the 2000 Stock Option Plan of Bruker
Daltonics Inc. of our report dated March 1, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Bruker Daltonics Inc. included in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.


                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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March 23, 2001