Deliverables and milestones

Coordination and cooperation of EC and MS/AC research programmes and related initiatives targeting the USA

Input paper for a better coordination of EU, MS and AC STI initiatives with the USA

Coordination and cooperation of EC and MS/AC research programmes and related initiatives targeting the USA

Inventory of existing programmes in Europe with the USA

Joint activities between EU and MS/AC with the USA

Recommendations for possible joint activities

Coordination with European research representations in the USA

European research centres and representations in the USA

Data collection and analysis of US participation in FP7 and Horizon 2020 and of European participation in US national funding programmes

Report on US FP7 participation in collaborative research projects and support actions

Data collection and analysis of US participation in FP7 and Horizon 2020 and of European participation in US national funding programmes

Report on monitoring and evaluation of the Horizon 2020 activities

FP7 and Horizon 2020 awareness raising activities

Report about awareness raising activities for the EU Framework Programmes

Promotion of US national funding programmes in Europe

US programmes for Europeans

Knowledge Base

US innovation and technology transfer landscape

Paving the way for implementation of common R&D results

Input paper based on the outcomes of the EU-US Innovation Conference

Strengthening the involvement of SMEs

Report “Barriers and drivers for SMEs to engage in transatlantic innovation”

Thematic workshops for researchers and networking activities

Conclusions and recommendations for future thematic collaborations (including workshop report)

Workshops on horizontal themes

Obstacles for EU-US STI collaboration (including workshop reports)

Joint activities between EU and MS/AC with the USA

Criteria and check-list for best-practice elements (MS1)

Data collection and analysis of US participation in FP7 and Horizon 2020 and of European participation in US national funding programmes

Transition from FP7 to Horizon 2020

Strengthening the involvement of SMEs

EU-US cooperation opportunities for SMEs in Horizon2020