Exhibit 23(b)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 31, 2005 relating to the
financial statements, financial statement schedules, management's assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of Cambrex
Corporation, which appears in Cambrex Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004.

     /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
November 2, 2005



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