Contract drug manufacturing and development across the pharmaceutical lifecycle
Cambrex operates a CDMO business spanning drug substance development, manufacturing, and analytical services across North America and Europe. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward analytical instruments (HPLC, LC-MS, GC/MS, UHPLC, FT-IR) and manufacturing control systems (SAP, Ignition, Siemens S7), with active adoption of LIMS—a signal of effort to standardize lab data capture across dispersed facilities. Manufacturing and research roles dominate hiring, aligned with a project roadmap focused on continuous-flow process design and reactor development.
Notable leadership hires: Production Head
Cambrex is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) serving pharmaceutical clients with drug substance services, drug product services, and analytical capabilities. The company operates from North America and Europe with a 2,000-person workforce. Service portfolio includes continuous flow synthesis, controlled substance manufacturing, liquid-phase peptide synthesis, solid-state science, and highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The business spans the full drug lifecycle—from early development through commercial scale—and includes IND-enabling analytical work. Current operational focus is on continuous-flow process optimization, reactor system development, alternate chemistry routes, and facility improvement initiatives.
Cambrex uses HPLC, LC-MS, GC/MS, UHPLC, FT-IR for analytical work; SAP and Concur for enterprise operations; Ignition and Siemens S7 for manufacturing control; and LIMS for laboratory data management. They are actively adopting LIMS across facilities.
Active projects include continuous-flow synthetic route design, reactor system development incorporating flow technology, operational excellence improvements, technology transfer, alternate chemistry development for APIs and intermediates, and plant improvement initiatives.
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