The Tetra brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. is pleased to announce that its research and development department has been awarded the quality seal "Innovativ durch Forschung" ("Innovation through Research") by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Association for the Promotion of German Science and Humanities) for the second time. This recognises the outstanding work conducted by around 20 highly qualified staff members. After all, research is the key to making new discoveries, being innovative and generating growth. By way of background, the Stifterverband regularly surveys German companies in relation to their research activities; only 1% of the three-and-a-half million companies around the country are actually active in this area.