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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of Novavax, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 26, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements which
appears in Novavax, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia
January 3, 2001