Exhibit 23.1



Independent Auditors' Consent


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Discovery  Laboratories,  Inc.  (the  "Company") on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 25, 2000 (with respect to the last paragraph of Note A, March 23, 2000,
Note F[3], March 1, 2000, the second paragraph of Note G, March 14, 2000 and the
last  paragraph  of Note  G,  March  3,  2000)  on our  audit  of the  financial
statements  appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended  December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference  made to us under the
caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.



Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP

New York, New York
April 19, 2000