Cambrex
pharma East Rutherford, NJ · Private
Cambrex is a well-established CDMO with a geographically diversified manufacturing and R&D footprint across 7 facilities in the US, serving clinical and commercial scale pharma/biotech clients. No recent expansion or operational news is available to assess current momentum.
Cambrex is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing drug substance (API) and drug product development and manufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies at clinical and commercial scale.
Employees
1,900
Mfg Plants
4
All Facilities
7
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (7 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (4)
Cambrex Longmont
Longmont, CO
Integrated drug substance and drug product facility; small-molecule early development through clinical manufacturing; IND-enabling process chemistry; GMP drug substance suites up to 200 L; four GMP drug product manufacturing suites.
Cambrex Charles City
Charles City, IA
Large-scale API manufacturing campus (~45 acres, 400+ employees); 350,000 L commercial production capacity across four cGMP plants; DEA-registered for narcotics; $120M expansion underway to add ~40% capacity.
Cambrex Waltham (Snapdragon Chemistry)
Waltham, MA
Snapdragon Chemistry subsidiary; continuous flow chemistry and peptide API manufacturing; GMP suites with ISO-7 cleanroom, HPLC chromatography, lyophilization; 70+ employees including 31 PhD scientists; expanded 2025 for peptide therapeutics.
Cambrex High Point
High Point, NC
GMP clinical API manufacturing and small-volume commercial APIs; reactors 400–2,000 L; Schedule II–V controlled substance capabilities; mid-to-late-stage clinical and small commercial scale.
Other Facilities (3)
Cambrex Corporate HQ
East Rutherford, NJ · hq
Global corporate headquarters housing executive leadership, finance, HR, legal, and IT.
Cambrex Agawam (Snapdragon / Testing Lab)
Agawam, MA · r&d
Microbiology, analytical, and environmental monitoring testing services for pharma and medical devices; FDA and DEA registered; ANAB accredited; cleanroom services within 150-mile courier radius.
Cambrex Durham (Analytical Center of Excellence)
Durham, NC · r&d
Analytical testing and development hub; cGMP stability storage (-80°C to +40°C); non-GMP and cGMP kilo labs; DEA-compliant controlled substance suite; same-day/next-day US sample delivery.