Cell counting and viability assessment are routine but essential parts of bioprocessing procedures, and accuracy, reproducibility, and standardization are essential to successful outcomes. Traditional methods produce variable results because they rely on subjective discrimination of dye-stained cells using a hemacytometer and microscope. Substantial operator-to-operator variability in the cell counts is common, even when one researcher examines the same sample twice. Guava technologies offers a solution: a simple, accurate, and reproducible absolute cell counting and viability assay that overcomes many of…