EXHIBIT 32.2

                               CAMBREX CORPORATION
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of Cambrex Corporation (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2008, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Gregory
P. Sargen, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section
1350), that:

     1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
        15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
        respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
        Company.

                                        /s/ Gregory P. Sargen
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                                        Gregory P. Sargen
                                        Vice President and Chief Financial
                                        Officer

Dated: February 19, 2009