Pascal is a founder of EU Focus Group. He spent 22 years in a Brussels-based consultancy building and leading the Portfolio on Pesticides & Biocides, Fertilisers, Food & Feed, Chemicals & classification and Priority substances.

Pascal developed an in-depth expertise of EU policies where science is being challenged by societal & political developments. He substantially contributed to the drafting of various key Regulations while providing innovative interpretations of existing regulatory principles such as negligible exposure or sustainable use. Pascal is an expert of the Comitology processes having developed with the authorities both in Brussels and in the Member States capitals, a constructive dialogue based on trust & mutual respect.

Pascal taste for Asia led him to previously work as a lawyer in the most prestigious Bangkok-based law firm and as Editor of a website on EU-Asia relations for the European Institute for Asian Studies.

Pascal Michaux holds a Masters degree in Law from the Louvain Catholic University (Belgium) and a M.A. in Intercultural Management from the ICHEC Brussels Business & Management School. He is fluent in French, English, Italian and has conversational Dutch and passive knowledge of Spanish.