U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 3

            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Capetola, Robert J.
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   (Last)               (First)                 (Middle)

   6097 Hidden Valley Drive
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                                    (Street)

   Doylestown         Pennsylvania              18901
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   (City)               (State)                 (Zip)


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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

   6/16/98
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

   
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   Discovery Laboratories, Inc. ("Discovery")

   DSCO
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

[X]   Director                             [X]   10% Owner
[X]   Officer (give title below)           [ ]   Other (specify below)


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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                                                 3. Ownership Form:
                                      2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or  
1. Title of Security                     Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                            (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr. 5)                              
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   Common Stock                          341,800                     D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.


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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Owner- 3. Title and Amount of Securities ship Underlying Derivative Security Form of 2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security: (Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of ---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Options 6/16/98(1) 10/10/06 Common Stock 98,280 $.0026 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Options 4/17/97(1) 4/17/07 Common Stock 21,793 $.51 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Options 3/5/98(1) 3/5/08 Common Stock 43,010 $4.06 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Statutory Stock Options 6/16/98(1) 6/16/08 Common Stock 92,568 $4.44 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Options 6/16/98(1) 6/16/08 Common Stock 22,522 $4.44 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: (1) This option is fully exercisable. (2) This option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning with the first year anniversary following June 16, 1998. /s/ Robert J. Capetola 8/11/98 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ** Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2 of 2