Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-37791 and 33-81780) of Cambrex Corporation of
our report dated June 2, 2006 relating to the financial statements and
supplemental schedule of the Cambrex Corporation Savings Plan, which appear in
this Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.


/s/ J.H. Cohn LLP

Roseland, New Jersey
June 16, 2006