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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the use in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated October 29, 1999, except with regard to Note A, paragraph 6 and
Note M, for which the date is December 29, 1999, relating to the financial
statements of Incara Pharmaceuticals Corporation, which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
September 14, 2000
