Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | I, Richard P. Rainey,
 certify that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|1.
           I have reviewed
 this annual report on Form 10-K of AVAX Technologies, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|2.           Based
 on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
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|3.           Based
 on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
 included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
 financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
 as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;                   
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|4.           The
 registrants other certifying officers 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)) for the registrant and we have:                                                                                          
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (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;
 and
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (b)
           Reserved.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (c)
           evaluated the
 effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and
 presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
 the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
 by this annual report based on such evaluation and                                                                                          
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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
 (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
 has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
 registrants internal control over financial reporting; and  
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|5.           The
 registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
 most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
 registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of
 directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                        
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           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 registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report
 financial information; and                                                                                                                 
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (b)          any
 fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
 who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
 financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Date:  April
15, 2008

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|/s/ Richard P.
 Rainey      
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|Richard P. Rainey           
|Principal Financial
 Officer

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