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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Valentis, Inc.
for the registration of 1,915,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 9, 1999, with
respect to the financial statements of Valentis, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 1999, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California
May 30, 2000
