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Exhibit 23.7
CONSENT OF SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion, dated September 10, 2000, to
the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(the "Company") attached as Annex B to the Company's Proxy Statement/Prospectus
on Form S-4 (the "Prospectus") and to the references to our firm in the
Prospectus under the headings "Background and Reasons for the Merger" and
"Fairness Opinion of GelTex's Financial Advisor." In executing this consent, we
do not admit or acknowledge that SG Cowen Securities Corporation comes within
the class of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the
Registration Statement under the meaning of the term "expert" as used in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Joseph A. Augustine
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Name: Joseph A. Augustine
Title: Managing Director
New York, New York
November 1, 2000
