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EXHIBIT 23.6
[ING BARINGS LOGO]
Board of Directors
Molecular Devices Corporation
1311 Orleans Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1136
June 28, 2000
Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 of Molecular Devices Corporation ("MDC"), with respect to the common stock
of MDC, which Registration Statement is being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 29, 2000, of our opinion letter appearing as Annex
E to the Prospectus which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the
references of our firm name therein. In giving such consent, we do not thereby
admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor
do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration
Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
ING Barings LLC
By: /s/ LARS HANAN
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Lars Hanan
Managing Director
