diff --git a/src/uk/ac/ebi/vfb/neo4j/neo4j_kb_export.py b/src/uk/ac/ebi/vfb/neo4j/neo4j_kb_export.py
index 6f5b9b1b..76952c27 100644
--- a/src/uk/ac/ebi/vfb/neo4j/neo4j_kb_export.py
+++ b/src/uk/ac/ebi/vfb/neo4j/neo4j_kb_export.py
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 @author: matentzn
 '''
 import sys
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from uk.ac.ebi.vfb.neo4j.KB_tools import kb_owl_edge_writer
 from uk.ac.ebi.vfb.neo4j.neo4j_tools import results_2_dict_list
 #from ..curie_tools import map_iri
 
 def query(query,nc):
     print('Q: '+query)
-    q = nc.commit_list([query])
+    q = nc.commit_list([query]) 
     if not q:
         return False
     dc = results_2_dict_list(q)
@@ -19,6 +22,52 @@ def query(query,nc):
     else:
         return dc
 
+def write_ontology(ont, path):
+    with open(path, 'w') as text_file:
+        if isinstance(ont, list):
+            for chunk in ont:
+                text_file.write(chunk)
+        else:
+            text_file.write(ont)
+
+def get_entity_count(nc):
+    q_count = 'MATCH (n:Entity) RETURN count(*) AS count'
+    result = query(q_count,nc)
+    return result[0]['count']
+
+def export_entities(nc, entity_count, outfile):
+    # page_size = 10000
+    page_size = (entity_count // 4) + 10  # create 4 chunks
+    page_start = 0
+    page_count = 0 
+
+    file_path = Path(outfile)
+    file_name_without_extension = file_path.stem
+    file_extension = file_path.suffix
+    parent_directory = file_path.parent
+
+    while page_start < entity_count:
+        q_generate = f'CALL ebi.spot.neo4j2owl.exportOWLNodes({page_start},{page_size})'
+        o = query(q_generate,nc)[0]['o']
+        part_name = f"{file_name_without_extension}_part_{page_count}{file_extension}"
+        part_path = os.path.join(parent_directory, part_name)
+        write_ontology(o, part_path)
+        page_count = page_count + 1
+        page_start = page_start + page_size
+
+def export_relations(nc, outfile):
+    file_path = Path(outfile)
+    file_name_without_extension = file_path.stem
+    file_extension = file_path.suffix
+    parent_directory = file_path.parent
+
+    out_name = f"{file_name_without_extension}_rels{file_extension}"
+    out_path = os.path.join(parent_directory, out_name)
+
+    q_generate = 'CALL ebi.spot.neo4j2owl.exportOWLEdges()'
+    o = query(q_generate,nc)[0]['o']
+    write_ontology(o, out_path)
+
 kb=sys.argv[1]
 user=sys.argv[2]
 password=sys.argv[3]
@@ -33,12 +82,7 @@ def query(query,nc):
 nc = edge_writer.nc
 
 print('Exporting KB')
-q_generate = 'CALL ebi.spot.neo4j2owl.exportOWL()'
-o = query(q_generate,nc)[0]['o']
-
-with open(outfile, 'w') as text_file:
-    if isinstance(o, list):
-        for chunk in o:
-            text_file.write(chunk)
-    else:
-        text_file.write(o)
+entity_count = get_entity_count(nc)
+print("Entity count: " + str(entity_count))
+export_entities(nc, entity_count, outfile)
+export_relations(nc, outfile)