EXHIBIT 23.1
                                                       Consent of Horwitz & Beam

                          CONSENT OF HORWITZ & BEAM

      We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our opinion dated May 14, 1998 relating to
the registration of the Securities, as therein defined, of CRYO-CELL
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, which is attached as Exhibit 5
therein.

Dated: May 14, 1998                        HORWITZ & BEAM, INC.,
                                           a California corporation

                                           By: /s/ LAWRENCE W. HORWITZ
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                                                   Lawrence W. Horwitz
                                           Its: Vice President