**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER**

**PURSUANTTO SECTION 302 OF THE**

**SARBANES-OXLEYACT OF 2002**

 

I,Simon Chin, certify that:

 

1.    Ihave reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Iris BiotechnologiesInc.;

 

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

 

3.    Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, including its  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those  entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being  prepared; |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’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; |
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|   | d) | disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal  control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most  recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely  to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial  reporting; |
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5.    Ihave disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation, to the registrant’sauditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (orpersons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) all significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’sability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 
| Dated:    August 13, 2009 | By:                                                                      |   |
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|                                               | /s/ Simon Chin                                                           |
|                                               | Simon ChinPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |

 

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