The EFMC is the main organisation for European Medicinal Chemistry community, with 25 member societies and about 7.500 members. Its biennial EFMC-ISMC is a key symposium in its field and attracts traditionally around 1200 participants, from industry and academia. Recent EFMC-ISMC meetings have taken place in Belgium (Brussels, 2010), Germany (Berlin, 2012), Portugal (Lisbon, 2014) and most recently in the United Kingdom (Manchester, 2016).