Mike Carroll currently works for Eden Research plc UK. He has previously worked for TSG Consulting, Arysta LifeScience, Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto in agrochemical research and development, regulatory affairs and project management. He holds BSc and PhD degrees in biochemistry from the UK universities of Bath and London respectively and has worked in the UK, Germany, Belgium and the USA with 40 years’ experience gained in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. He is particularly interested in how regulatory processes differ from country to country and how local politics ultimately controls the regulatory process.