Cambrex
Drug substance, drug product & analytical CDMO services
CDMO offering drug substance and drug product development, manufacturing, and analytical services across small molecules, peptides, and specialty chemistries.
Modalities
Development & manufacturing
Structured CDMO capabilities from verified public sources.
Development (D)
Manufacturing (M)
Synthetic chemistry infrastructure
- Max chemical scale
- Pilot (10 kg – 100 kg)
- Capabilities
- HPAPIDEA licensedFlow Chemistry
Regulatory clearances
Services
- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
- CMC Analytical Development
- Stability Testing & Storage
- Technology Transfer
- Peptide Manufacturing
- Solid-State Chemistry & Polymorph Screening
- Formulation Development
- Quality Control Testing
- Extractables & Leachables Studies
- Flow Chemistry & Continuous Manufacturing
- Controlled Substance Manufacturing
- HPAPI Manufacturing (High-Potency)
- Sterile Fill-Finish & Aseptic Manufacturing
- CMC Regulatory Submission Support
About this organization
Overview
Cambrex is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing comprehensive drug substance, drug product, and analytical services to pharmaceutical partners.
Drug Substance Services
- Custom API Development & Manufacturing: Full-range pharmaceutical API custom development services at every stage of the lifecycle, including process development, analytical development, process safety, and portfolio optimization. Capabilities span lab-, kilo-, and pilot-scale manufacturing for preclinical studies and all phases of clinical trials.
- Generic API Manufacturing: Over 40 years of generic API manufacturing experience with sites in Italy, Sweden, and the USA, supplying advanced GMP intermediates and reference standards.
- Peptide Development & Manufacturing: Cutting-edge capabilities in peptide development and manufacturing, including custom peptide synthesis and peptide crystallization.
- Specialty Solutions: Technologies for complex API manufacturing challenges, including biocatalysis, continuous flow chemistry, highly potent APIs (HPAPIs), controlled substances, complex synthetics, crystallization process development, and in-line analytics.
- Technology Transfer: Specialized expertise in seamless drug substance technology transfers and quick onboarding.
- Reactor Build and Design: Custom reactor design and engineering for process development and commercial manufacturing scale-up.
Analytical Services
- IND enabling services providing supporting analytical data for IND submissions.
- Analytical testing capabilities.
Regulatory & Quality
Cambrex supports regulatory submissions and maintains GMP compliance across manufacturing operations.
Locations
Corporate Headquarters
East Rutherford · NJ · USA
Agawam
Agawam · MA · USA
Charles City
Charles City · IA · USA
Durham
Durham · NC · USA
High Point
High Point · NC · USA
Longmont
Longmont · CO · USA
Waltham
Waltham · MA · USA
Karlskoga
Karlskoga · Värmland · Sweden
Paullo
Paullo · Milan · Italy
Edinburgh
Edinburgh · Scotland · UK
Liège
Liège · Wallonia · Belgium
Waterford
Waterford · Munster · Ireland
Tallinn
Tallinn · Harjumaa · Estonia
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden · Hesse · Germany
Italy
Sweden
USA
United States
Headquarters
Manufacturing
Italy · Italy
Manufacturing
Sweden · Sweden
Manufacturing
USA · United States
Recent news about Cambrex
Cambrex Breaks Ground on $120M Charles City Expansion Adding 160,000 Liters
Nov 2, 2026
Modern Catalyst
Sep 24, 2026
Cambrex High Point Site Clears FDA, PMDA, TGA Inspections for API Manufacturing
Aug 26, 2026
Cambrex Breaks Ground on $30M Milan R&D Facility; Iowa API Plant Engineering Complete
Aug 12, 2026
Related companies
Similar profiles by shared services, modalities, and capabilities.
Quotient Sciences- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
CMC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
Flamma- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
Sterling Pharma Solutions- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
Divi's Laboratories- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
Neuland Laboratories- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
Carbogen Amcis- API Synthesis & Manufacturing
- Process Development
J-STAR Research, Inc.- Process Development
- CMC Analytical Development
Submit a verified review for this organization.
Markdown mirror: /companies/cambrex.md