Cambrex Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1981

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 2,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt - Acquisition

  • Financing Rounds
  • 8

  • Investments
  • 12

Cambrex General Information

Description

Provider of drug substance, drug product and analytical services intended to serve the pharmaceutical industry. The company primarily supplies drug substance technologies and capabilities including biocatalysis, application programming interfaces, continuous flow, controlled substances, solid-state science, material characterization in addition to conventional dosage forms including oral solids, semi-solids and liquids and manufactures specialist dosage forms such as modified-release, fixed-dose combination, bi-layer tablets, sterile and non-sterile ointments, enabling pharma companies to accelerate the small molecule therapeutics.

Contact Information

Website
www.cambrex.com
Formerly Known As
CasChem
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • One Meadowlands Plaza
  • East Rutherford, NJ 07073
  • United States
+1 (201)
Primary Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Other Industries
Drug Discovery
Vertical(s)
Life Sciences
Corporate Office
  • One Meadowlands Plaza
  • East Rutherford, NJ 07073
  • United States
+1 (201)

Cambrex Timeline

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Cambrex Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Cambrex Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
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Provider of drug substance, drug product and analytical services intended to serve the pharmaceutical industry. The comp
Pharmaceuticals
East Rutherford, NJ
2,000 As of 2024

Orlando, FL
 

Loures, Portugal
 
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Cambrex Competitors (31)

One of Cambrex’s 31 competitors is Nutriband, a Formerly Angel backed company based in Orlando, FL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Nutriband Formerly Angel backed Orlando, FL
Hovione Private Equity-Backed Loures, Portugal
Novartis Corporation Basel, Switzerland
Cipla Corporation Mumbai, India
Active Iron Venture Capital-Backed Cork, Ireland
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Cambrex Patents

  • 428

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 158

    Granted

  • 10

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Cambrex Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240239750-A1 Pharmaceutical preparation Pending 05-May-2021
US-20230339880-A1 Compositions of ajulemic acid and uses thereof Pending 24-Oct-2019
US-20210393612-A1 Polymorphic compounds and uses thereof Active 02-May-2019
US-12029735-B2 Polymorphic compounds and uses thereof Active 02-May-2019
US-11136331-B2 Methods of o-demethylation Active 13-Oct-2017 C07D489/12
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Cambrex Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Cambrex Investments & Acquisitions (12)

Cambrex’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Snapdragon Chemistry. The deal was made on 18-Jan-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Snapdragon Chemistry 18-Jan-2023 Buyout/LBO BPO/Outsource Services
Q1 Scientific 01-Jun-2022 Buyout/LBO BPO/Outsource Services
Avista Pharma 02-Jan-2019 Merger/Acquisition Other Healthcare Services
Halo Pharmaceutical 23-Jul-2018 Merger/Acquisition Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
PharmaCore 07-Oct-2016 Merger/Acquisition Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
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Cambrex Exits (2)

Cambrex’s most recent exit was on 23-Jul-2018 from Halo Pharmaceutical. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Halo Pharmaceutical 23-Jul-2018 Completed
CoPharma (United States) 30-Oct-2001 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Cambrex Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Halo Pharmaceutical Canada Mirabel, Canada 2018
Q1 Scientific Waterford, Ireland 2012

Cambrex FAQs

  • When was Cambrex founded?

    Cambrex was founded in 1981.

  • Where is Cambrex headquartered?

    Cambrex is headquartered in East Rutherford, NJ.

  • What is the size of Cambrex?

    Cambrex has 2,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Cambrex in?

    Cambrex’s primary industry is Pharmaceuticals.

  • Is Cambrex a private or public company?

    Cambrex is a Private company.

  • What is Cambrex’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Cambrex is .

  • How much funding has Cambrex raised over time?

    Cambrex has raised $259M.

  • Who are Cambrex’s investors?

    Permira and C2I Accelerator have invested in Cambrex.

  • Who are Cambrex’s competitors?

    Nutriband, Hovione, Novartis, Cipla, and Active Iron are some of the 31 competitors of Cambrex.

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