EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated July 17, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Intermagnetics General
Corporation, which appear in Intermagnetics General Corporation's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 28, 2000.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Albany, New York
July 6, 2001