SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A
                                (Amendment No. 9)

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           MINRAD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    60443P103
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                               KEVIN B. KIMBERLIN
                             C/O SPENCER TRASK & CO.
                        535 MADISON AVENUE, 18[TH] FLOOR
                               NEW YORK, NY 10022
                               Tel: (212) 326-9200
                               Fax: (212) 751-3483

          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                                OCTOBER 3, 2007
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box. [ ]

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.


The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.



CUSIP NO.:  60443P103

1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Kevin B. Kimberlin

2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
      (a) (b) x

3.    SEC USE ONLY

4.    SOURCE OF FUNDS: AF

5.    CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
      REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e):
          Yes                 No X

6.     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: UNITED STATES

7.     SOLE VOTING POWER: 6,933,084 shares

8.     SHARED VOTING POWER: 0 shares

9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 6,933,084 shares

10.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0 shares

11.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: 6,933,084 shares

12.    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
       CERTAIN SHARES:  Yes     No x

13.    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): 13.34%

14.    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: IN

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This Amendment No.9 to Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, $0.01 par value
per share  (the  "Common  Stock"),  of Minrad  International,  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation (the "Company", formerly Technology Acquisition Corporation).

ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

The shares of Common Stock and warrants of the Company exercisable for shares of
Common Stock  reported  herein are held directly by: Kevin  Kimberlin  Partners,
L.P. ("KKP"), a Delaware limited partnership; Spencer Trask Enterprise Portfolio
LLC,  a  Delaware  limited  liability  company  ("STEP"),  Spencer  Trask  & Co.
("ST&Co."),  a Delaware  corporation;  Spencer  Trask  Private  Equity Fund I LP
("Fund I"), a Delaware  limited  partnership;  and Spencer Trask Private  Equity
Fund II LP ("Fund II"), a Delaware limited partnership.  KKP, STEP, ST&Co., Fund
I and Fund II are  sometimes  collectively  referred  to herein as the  "Spencer
Trask Entities".  Mr. Kimberlin is the general partner of KKP and the non-member
manager of STEP. Mr. Kimberlin is the sole stockholder and Chairman of the Board
of  Directors  of ST&Co.  The  general  partner of each of Fund I and Fund II is
Trask Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is wholly owned by
ST&Co.  The  manager  of each of Fund I and  Fund  II is ST  Management  LLC,  a
Delaware limited liability company that also is wholly owned by ST&Co.

On October 3, 2007,  ST&Co.  exercised  190,628 warrants at an exercise price of
$1.15 and received  190,628 shares of Common Stock.  The source of funds for the
payment of the exercise price by ST&Co. was the working capital of ST&Co.

ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

          (a) All of the shares of Common Stock  reported  herein were  acquired
for investment purposes. Mr. Kimberlin retains the right, through his control of
the Spencer Trask Entities,  to change his investment  intent from time to time,
to, directly or indirectly,  acquire additional shares of Common Stock,  acquire
other  securities of the Company or sell or otherwise  dispose of all or part of
the Common Stock or other securities of the Company  beneficially  owned by him,
directly or indirectly, in any manner permitted by law.

          Mr.  Kimberlin  presently has  no plans or proposals that relate to or
would result in any of the following:

          (b)  An  extraordinary  corporate  transaction,   such  as  a  merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

          (c) A sale or transfer  of a material  amount of assets of the Company
or of any of its subsidiaries;

          (d) Any change in the present  Board of Directors or management of the
Company;

          (e) Any  material  change in the  present  capitalization  or dividend
policy of the Company;

          (f) Any other material  change in the Company's  business or corporate
structure;

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          (g) Any  changes in the  Company's  charter,  by-laws  or  instruments
corresponding  thereto  or other  actions  that may impede  the  acquisition  of
control of the Company by any person;

          (h) A  class  of  securities  of the  Company  being  delisted  from a
national  securities  exchange  or ceasing to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

          (i) A class of equity  securities of the Company becoming eligible for
termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

          (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

          As  part  of the  ongoing evaluation of his investments and investment
alternatives, however, Mr. Kimberlin may consider effecting any of the foregoing
transactions  and,  subject to  applicable  law,  may,  directly or  indirectly,
formulate a plan or plans with respect to such  transactions  and may, from time
to time, hold discussions with or make proposals to management  and/or the Board
of Directors of the Company,  other stockholders of the Company or third parties
regarding  such matters.  Mr.  Kimberlin  will further amend the Schedule 13D if
there is any  material  change in his plans with respect to the  foregoing.  Mr.
Kimberlin may also,  directly or indirectly,  buy and/or sell  securities of the
Company consistent with his investment objectives.

ITEM 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

          (a) As of the date of this  Statement,  Mr.  Kimberlin is a beneficial
owner,  for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, of 6,933,084  shares of Common
Stock,  which represents  beneficial  ownership of  approximately  13.34% of the
Common Stock. Specifically,  Mr. Kimberlin may be deemed beneficially to own the
3,548,455  shares of Common  Stock and the  currently  exercisable  warrants  to
purchase  up to  3,384,629  shares of Common  Stock  held by the  Spencer  Trask
Entities in the  aggregate.  The  percentage of shares of Common Stock  reported
beneficially  owned by the Reporting  Person is based upon 48,584,633  shares of
Common  Stock  outstanding,  which is the total number of shares of Common Stock
reported by the Company as outstanding as of November 9, 2007 in its Form 10-QSB
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November
13, 2007.  Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with the rules
of the Commission.

          (b) Mr. Kimberlin  indirectly has the sole power to vote or direct the
voting of, and dispose or direct the  disposition of, all shares of Common Stock
deemed to be beneficially owned by him.

          (c) On December 10, 2007,  the Reporting  Person  transferred  190,000
shares  of Common  Stock to John  Liviakis  ("Liviakis")  as  consideration  for
consulting  services  pursuant to that  certain  Consulting  Agreement,  between
ST&Co. and Liviakis, dated December 3, 2007.

          (d) With  respect  to the  securities  held by Fund I and Fund II, the
investors of Fund I and Fund II have the right to receive or the power to direct
the  receipt  of  dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of,  such
securities.  With respect to the  securities  held by each of the other  Spencer

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Trask Entities,  no person other than Mr. Kimberlin  (indirectly) and such other
Spencer  Trask  Entity  is known to have the  right to  receive  or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of, such
securities.

          (e) Not applicable.



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                                    SIGNATURE

          After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

December 21, 2007


                                                   KEVIN B. KIMBERLIN

                                                   /s/ Kevin B. Kimberlin
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                                                   Kevin B. Kimberlin