SUPPORTING COMPANIES GO INTERNATIONAL FOR R&I COLLABORATION

The document provides support to EU and US companies pursuing transatlantic RDI cooperation through educating the
companies on:
- the main barriers and needs that companies might experience when engaging in an international RDI collaboration
process; and
- the support schemes1 that might be utilised to overcome the identified barriers.

The main points presented by the document are further emphasised through examples of companies and cluster organisations
(representing communities of companies) that have successfully overcome those barriers, benefited through available support
schemes, and have engaged in international RDI collaborations. In this sense, the document targets specifically EU and US
companies, clusters and business networks that want to establish or promote international RDI collaboration.