EuChemS has recently submitted its response to the public consultation on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020. In its answer, EuChemS reaffirms the importance of Horizon 2020 as a research funding mechanism, the need for further simplification in the application process, the importance of further European collaboration as to avoid fragmentation and unnecessary duplication of research resources, and the need to increase the level of funding in order to speed-up science answers to our current global challenges.