EX-23.1 3 ex231123112.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-170981) pertaining to the automatic shelf registration statement of securities of well-known seasoned issuers,
(2) Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-163679) pertaining to the registration of securities, business combinations,
(3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-144962) pertaining to the 2007 Incentive Award Plan,
(4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-133507) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
(5) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-124187) pertaining to the 2003 Stock Option Plan,
(6) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-53335) pertaining to the Amended 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
(7) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-53337) pertaining to the 1994 Stock Option Plan, and
(8) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-179876) pertaining to the 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
of our reports dated March 18, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2012.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Redwood City, California
March 18, 2013