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10-K - FORM 10-K - MEDICINOVA INCd10k.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - MEDICINOVA INCdex321.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - MEDICINOVA INCdex312.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - MEDICINOVA INCdex311.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - MEDICINOVA INCdex322.htm
EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - MEDICINOVA INCdex211.htm
EX-23.2 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - MEDICINOVA INCdex232.htm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

MediciNova, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-163116 and 333-138241) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-151808, 333-141694, and 333-122665) on Form S-8 of MediciNova, Inc. of our report dated March 24, 2010, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of MediciNova, Inc. and subsidiaries (a development stage company) as of December 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2009, which report appears in the December 31, 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of MediciNova, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

San Diego, California

March 24, 2010