Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and the related Prospectus of Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. for the registration of 854,320.1 shares of its common stock
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 25,
2000, with respect to our audits of the consolidated financial statements as of
and for the year ended December 31, 1999 and for the period from May 18, 1993
(inception) through December 31, 1999 (from inception through December 31, 1999
not presented separately therein except for the consolidated statement of
changes in stockholders' equity) included in its annual report on Form 10-KSB/A
for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP

New York, New York
February 11, 2002