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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Invitrogen Corporation of our report dated February 28,
2000, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of
Dexter Corporation included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
December 26, 2000
