EXHIBIT 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-72614, as amended) and related
prospectus of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. for the registration of 4,440,222
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
January 8, 2002