CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We have issued our report dated December 14, 1999 (except as to notes 8 and 14
which are as of August 1, 2000), with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Haemacure Corporation as at October 31, 1999 and 1998, for each of
the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 1999, referred to in items
8 and 17 of the Registration Statement on Form 20-F. We consent to the use of
the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement on Form 20-F.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
[Signed] Ernst & Young LLP
Chartered Accountants
Montreal, Canada
December 14, 1999
