EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement Form
S-8 No.  333-22819  pertaining  to the Biopool  International,  Inc.  1993 Stock
Incentive  Plan  of  our  report  dated  March  1,  2001,  with  respect  to the
consolidated financial statements of Biopool International, Inc. included in the
Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December 31, 2000,  filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                           Ernst & Young LLP




Denver, Colorado
March 29, 2001


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