pSivida Becomes Founding Member Of The NASDAQ Health Care Index

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2005--Global nanotechnology company pSivida Limited (ASX:PSD, NASDAQ:PSDV, Xetra:PSI) announced it has been made a founding member of the NASDAQ Health Care Index (IXHC). The NASDAQ Health Care Index is a market value weighted index that contains NASDAQ-listed companies classified, according to the FTSE Global Classification System, as "Health," "Pharmaceutical" or "Biotechnology." These classifications include health maintenance organizations, hospital management and long-term care, medical equipment and supplies, other health care, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies.