Exhibit 31(b)

                             CERTIFICATIONS

I, Edward J. Weisberger, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10Q-SB of IGENE
     Biotechnology, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
     to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
     such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
     covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this
     report;

4.   The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are
     responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
     procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
     internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
     Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:

          (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
          such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
          our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
          to the small business issuer, including its consolidated
          subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
          entities, particularly during the period in which this report
          is being prepared;

          (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
          caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
          designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
          regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
          preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
          accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

          (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's
          disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
          our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
          controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
          this report based on such evaluation; and

          (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business
          issuer's internal control over financial reporting that
          occurred during the small business issuer's most recent fiscal
          quarter (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in
          the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
          is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business
          issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have
     disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
     financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the
     audit committee of the small business issuer's board of directors (or
     persons performing the equivalent functions):

          (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
          design or operation of internal control over financial
          reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
          small business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize
          and report financial information; and

          (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
          management or other employees who have a significant role in
          the small business issuer's internal control over financial
          reporting.

Date: August 14, 2003

    EDWARD J. WEISBERGER
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/s/ EDWARD J. WEISBERGER
    Chief Financial Officer