EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-XXXXX) and related prospectus of
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. to be filed on or about December 4, 2002 for the
registration of 9,301,399 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated March 15, 2002, 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, 2001, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 4, 2002