Exhibit 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-xxxxx) to be filed on or about September 26, 2003, pertaining to
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan of
our report dated February 26, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young, LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 26, 2003


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