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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of BioSante Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. of our report dated February 16, 2001 (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes and explanatory paragraph referring to the
development state nature of BioSante), appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-KSB of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois
January  15, 2002


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