EX-23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-xxxxx to be filed on or about October 29, 2002) pertaining to
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan of
our report dated March 15, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 29, 2002