EX-23.2 5 dex232.htm CONSENT OF ERNST AND YOUNG LLP Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Consent of Ernst and Young LLP
 
Exhibit No. 23.2
 
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-63534) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option Plan and (Form S-8 No. 333-47758) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option Plan, 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 2000 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan of Kosan Biosciences Incorporated of our report dated February 8, 2002 with respect to the financial statements of Kosan Biosciences Incorporated included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
 
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  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Palo Alto, California
March 25, 2002