Attached files

file filename
10-K - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_10k.htm
EX-3.6 - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_ex3-6.htm
EX-32.1 - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_ex32-1.htm
EX-21.1 - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_ex21-1.htm
EX-31.1 - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_ex31-1.htm
EX-31.2 - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_ex31-2.htm
EX-10.16 - NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSv176023_ex10-16.htm
Exhibit 23.1
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-07969, 333-59735, 333-65919, 333-74669, 333-32788, 333-54078, 333-55032, 333-67342, 333-71936, 333-76638, 333-98321, 333-103040, 333-117975, 333-136498, 333-145259 and 333-153106) pertaining to the amended and restated 1994 Equity Incentive Plan, the 1998 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan, the 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan, the 401(k) Retirement Plan, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, the Bradford Particle Design plc Share Option Schemes, and the Shearwater Corporation 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 333-54080, 333-108859, 333-120009, 333-67340, 333-130591) of Nektar Therapeutics and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated March 2, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Nektar Therapeutics, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Nektar Therapeutics, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP                                           
 
Palo Alto, California
March 2, 2010