Exhibit
31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I,
Richard P. Rainey, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of AVAX Technologies, 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 quarterly 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 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)) 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:

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  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;                                          
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  Reserved.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | (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                                                                                                                                         
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | (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
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|5.
  The small business issuers other certifying officers 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):
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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 small business issuer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 small business issuers internal
  control over financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Date:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | May 15, 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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|/s/ Richard P. Rainey                  
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|Richard P. Rainey                      
|President (Principal Executive Officer)

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