We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 18, 2000, except as to
certain information presented in Note 11 for which the date is March 6, 2000,
relating to the financial statements which appears in Osteotech, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 18, 2000, except as to
certain information presented in Note 11 for which the date is March 6, 2000,
relating to the financial statement schedule, which also appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, NJ
July 26, 2000
