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Research news 6 Markets 6 Industry news 6 Industry innovations 44 Call for papers 45 Call for nominations 45 Calendar 45 Supplier news 46 Product update 46 Advertiser index 47 TABLETS& CAPSULES packaging How the new political climate could affect pharmaceutical packaging 11 Edward J. Bauer Issue focus: Packaging 16 Tablets & Capsules (ISSN 1549-9928 print, ISSN 1938-9159 online) is published by CSC Publishing, Inc, 1155 Northland Drive, St. Paul, MN 55120. departments w w w . t a b l e t s c a p s u l e s . c o m May 2017 Volume 15 Number 4 Identifying and controlling segregation in tablet press feed systems 18 Kerry Johanson Powder transfer & containment: A survey of what's available 27 Recent advances in tabletting research 30 Changquan Calvin Sun Dissolution of oil-filled softgels: Formulation and analytical development 34 Claudia Silva, Jose Acosta, and Diego Monterroza Particle size reduction, separation, & analysis: A survey of what's available 37 CRS annual meeting preview 39 Eye on Excipients 41 William McCarthy Back Page 48 Michael L. Keech also in this issue In this issue, packaging consultant Edward Bauer explores the possibility that new leadership at federal agencies will lead to better pharmaceutical packaging. Kerry Johanson explains how to assess your pow- der blend and your feed system for segregation and offers ideas for improve- ment. Changquan Calvin Sun spells out how recent research will help formulators develop better tablets. Claudia Silva and her colleagues describe how they devel- oped a dissolution test for oil-filled softgels. William McCarthy describes the bright future of mesoporous silica in delivering challenging APIs.