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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form
S-1 of our report dated August 23, 2000, relating to the financial statements of
Cerus Limited (a company in the development stage) at December 31, 1998 and
1999, for the two years then ended and for the cumulative period from
December 16, 1997 (date of inception) to December 31, 1999, which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Limerick, Ireland
August 25, 2000
