EXHIBIT 23.4

         CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-4
of our report dated April 5, 2001, included in Inverness Medical Technology,
Inc.'s Form 8-K/A filed on June 11, 2001 and to all references to our Firm
included in this registration statement.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 18, 2001