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News Release

Date:           September 30, 2005
Contact:        Anne-Marie Hess
                Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Phone:          201-804-3062
Email:          annemarie.hess@cambrex.com
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Release:        Immediate



        SHAWN P. CAVANAGH IS APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL
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                          MANAGER, CAMBREX BIOPRODUCTS
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     East Rutherford, NJ - September 30, 2005 - Cambrex Corporation (NYSE: CBM)
announces today that Shawn P. Cavanagh has been appointed Senior Vice President
and General Manager, Cambrex Bioproducts and that N. David Eansor, formerly head
of Bioproducts,  has resigned to pursue other interests.

     Mr. Cavanagh joined Cambrex in October 1999 with the acquisition of FMC
BioProducts.  In 2000, he was promoted to the position Global Director,
Endotoxin Detection, and in 2004, to the position of Vice President,
Bioproducts.  Performance of the businesses that Mr. Cavanagh has been
responsible for has been very strong over the last five years and most recently
he led the effort to acquire Genolife and associated rapid microbial detection
technologies.  Prior to joining Cambrex, Mr. Cavanagh held various management
and engineering positions with FMC BioProducts.

     "Shawn is an integral part of the Bioproducts leadership team and has the
experience, breadth of knowledge and talent to seamlessly assume the leadership
role of the Bioproducts business," commented John R. Leone, President and Chief
Executive Officer.  "Under Shawn's leadership, we are confident that the
outstanding growth of this strategic business will continue into the future."

     "We are very appreciative of Dave Eansor's efforts.  He was instrumental in
building the Bioproducts business, forming an outstanding leadership team and
developing a portfolio of technologies on which we will build upon in the
future," Mr. Leone continued.





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About Cambrex
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     Cambrex is a global, diversified life sciences company dedicated to
providing products and services to accelerate and improve the discovery and
commercialization of human therapeutics.  The Company employs approximately 1900
worldwide.  For more information, please visit www.cambrex.com.
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