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EXHIBIT 23.3
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 January 24,
2000, relating to the financial statements of Life Technologies, Inc. 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
McLean, Virginia
December 26, 2000
