EXHIBIT 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 to be filed on or about February 12, 2002) and
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 March 27, 2001, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-KSB/A) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 11, 2002