Exhibit 23.1

            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 May 26, 2006 relating to the financial
statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Cambrex
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Florham Park, StateNew Jersey
August 11, 2006