Exhibit 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 June 4, 2004, pertaining to Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan of our report
dated February 13, 2004, 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, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 4, 2004



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