Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated May 1, 2017 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Motif Bio plc's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey, United States of America
January 18, 2018