In the research area of spectral modeling AixCAPE^® successfully closed the innovation chain: from application oriented research via prototype development in cooperation with industrial partners to the commercially available software PEAXACT for quantitative spectroscopy and chromatography. The successful support for two researchers from RWTH Aachen University concerning business plan development and the technically relevant steps along with a start-up foundation (software license contracts etc.) is a special highlight along with the AixCAPE^® activities in spectral modeling. The professional software and consulting company S-­PACT GmbH which took over the software PEAXACT has been founded in July 2010.