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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)           June 3, 2005
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                               CAMBREX CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

     DELAWARE               1-10638                      22-2476135
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(State or other     (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
jurisdiction of
 incorporation)


    ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY                07073
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(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (201) 804-3000
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                               CAMBREX CORPORATION
                                    Form 8-K
                                 Current Report
                                  June 3, 2005

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02(d) - Election of Directors.

Cambrex Corporation (Cambrex) is reporting under Item 5.02(d) that effective
June 2, 2005, the Board of Directors of Cambrex appointed David R. Bethune, 64,
a member of the Cambrex Board of Directors and a member of the Governance and
Compensation Committees of the Cambrex Board of Directors.

Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01.  Other Events

     Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Cambrex
Corporation dated June 3, 2005 announcing that David R. Bethune was elected to
the Cambrex Board of Directors on June 2, 2005.

     Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any
registration statement or other document under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (c)    Exhibits

          (99.1) Press release issued by Cambrex Corporation dated June 3, 2005.







                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       CAMBREX CORPORATION


Date:         June 3, 2005         By:  /s/ Peter E. Thauer
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                                       Name:  Peter E. Thauer
                                       Title: Senior Vice President,
                                              General Counsel and
                                              Corporate Secretary









Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated June 3, 2005.