Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement for
the registration  of  5,700,000  shares of common stock (Form S-8) of Molecular
Diagnostics, Inc. of our report dated  April  8,  2002,  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial  statements and schedule of Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.
included in its Annual Report  (Form  10-K),  as  amended  for  the  year ended
December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
July 16, 2003