Ondřej Filipec is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava, Slovakia. Ondřej is an expert on European integration, with a special focus on EU institutions and EU regulatory policies. His specialized research interests cover the EU chemical regulation REACH and security issues related to chemical weapons and terrorism. Next to academia Ondřej gained experience in various international organizations including the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the European Commission.