Exhibit 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS



       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,

constitutes and appoints each of R. Timmis Ware and Paul Bavier, signing

singly and each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact with full power and authority as hereinafter described to:

       (1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of Biodel Inc. (the "Company"),

Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder

(the "Exchange Act");

       (2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any such

Form 3, 4, or 5, prepare, complete and execute any amendment or amendments

thereto, and timely deliver and file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority;

       (3)seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the

undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's

securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan

administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such

person to release any such information to such attorney-in-fact and approves

and ratifies any such release of information; and

       (4)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of

the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve

in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming nor relieving, nor is the Company assuming nor

relieving, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16

of the Exchange Act.  The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Company

nor the foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume (i) any liability for the

undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Exchange

Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such

requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for

profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to

the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the

Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 9th day of June, 2008.

/s/Barry H. Ginsberg

Signature



Barry H. Ginsberg

Print Name







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