EXHIBIT 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of IGEN International, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated May 15,
2001 (June 20, 2001 as to Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of IGEN International, Inc. for the
year ended March 31, 2001 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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McLean, Virginia

January 10, 2002