EX23.1 12.31.14

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333‑170981) and on Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-144962, 333-133507, 333-124187, 333-53335, 333-53337, 333-179876 and 333-197979) of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. of our reports dated March 2, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2014, and financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which reports appear in the December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10‑K of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.