EXHIBIT 23.1

           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on
Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1 of ViaCell, Inc. of our report dated March
29, 2004, (which contains an explanatory paragraph related to the
change in the method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible
assets as discussed in Note 2) except for the last paragraph of Note 9,
as to which the date is June 23, 2004, which appears in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" in
such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 30, 2004