Exhibit 23.1



Consent of Independent Auditors

      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Compensation Award Stock
Agreements Between Registrant and Certain Directors of OXiGENE, Inc., and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 30, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of OXiGENE, Inc. and its
subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 22, 2002