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In this paper, the authors present the results of P. pastoris cell density estimation based on off-line (optical density, wet\/dry cell weight concentration), in-situ (turbidity, permittivity), and soft-sensor (off-gas O2\/CO2, alkali consumption) techniques. Cultivations were performed in a 5 L oxygen-enriched stirred tank bioreactor. The experimental plan determined varying aeration rates\/levels, glycerol or methanol substrates, residual methanol levels, and temperature. In total, results from 13 up to 150 g (dry cell weight)\/L cultivation runs were analyzed. Linear and exponential correlation models were identified for the turbidity sensor signal and dry cell weight concentration (DCW). Evaluated linear correlation between permittivity and DCW in the glycerol consumption phase (&lt;60 g\/L) and medium (for Mut+ strain) to significant (for MutS strain) linearity decline for methanol consumption phase. DCW and permittivity-based biomass estimates used for soft-sensor parameters identification. Dataset consisting from 4 Mut+ strain cultivation experiments used for estimation quality (expressed in NRMSE) comparison for turbidity-based (8%), permittivity-based (11%), O2 uptake-based (10%), CO2 production-based (13%), and alkali consumption-based (8%) biomass estimates. Additionally, the authors present a novel solution (algorithm) for uncommon in-situ turbidity and permittivity sensor signal shift (caused by the intensive stirrer rate change and antifoam agent addition) on-line identification and minimization. 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