EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to reference to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. and subsidiary on Form S-8 (File No.
333-33900) and Form S-3s (Form S-3 No. 333-72614 and No. 333-101666) of our
report dated February 25, 2000, on our audit of the consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period May
18, 1993 (inception) through December 31, 1999 (the consolidated statements of
operations and cash flows are not presented separately therein) which report is
included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
In addition, we consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
the Registration Statements on Form S-3.

/s/ Eisner LLP

New York, New York
March 26, 2003