diff --git a/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/owner/OwnerQueriesDetailBean.java b/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/owner/OwnerQueriesDetailBean.java
index a2624ae7..b1673218 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/owner/OwnerQueriesDetailBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/owner/OwnerQueriesDetailBean.java
@@ -171,7 +171,12 @@ public class OwnerQueriesDetailBean implements Serializable {
 
 
 	private int unreadQueryCount = 0;
+	@Deprecated
 	private List<Person> personList;
+	/**
+	 * String to hold contact persons in DIVs
+	 */
+	private String personStringDIVsForRequest = "";
 
 	private final HashMap<String, List<CollectionLifeCycleStatus>> sortedCollections = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -325,7 +330,10 @@ public String initialize() {
 				}
             }
 
-			setPersonListForRequest(config, selectedQuery.getId());
+			// setPersonListForRequest(config, selectedQuery.getId());
+			// Set the PersonDIVsString - setPersonListForRequest is deprecated once this works
+			setPersonStringDIVsForRequest(config, selectedQuery.getId());
+
 
             /*
              * Initialize Lifecycle Status
@@ -345,6 +353,7 @@ public String initialize() {
         return null;
 	}
 
+	@Deprecated
 	private void setPersonListForRequest(Config config, Integer queryId) {
 		personList = DbUtil.getPersonsContactsForRequest(config, queryId);
 	}
@@ -1088,10 +1097,41 @@ public void setUnreadPrivateNegotiationCount(int unreadPrivateNegotiationCount)
 		this.unreadPrivateNegotiationCount = unreadPrivateNegotiationCount;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the contact persons in a String with DIVs to speed up the DOM creation
+	 *
+	 * @param config
+	 * @param queryId
+	 */
+	private void setPersonStringDIVsForRequest( Config config, Integer queryId) {
+		// ensure the personStringDIVsForRequest is empty
+		personStringDIVsForRequest = new String("");
+
+		// get the personList from the database
+		personList = DbUtil.getPersonsContactsForRequest(config, queryId);
+
+		logger.debug ( "personStringDIVsForRequest: " + personStringDIVsForRequest);
+		for( de.samply.bbmri.negotiator.jooq.tables.pojos.Person person : personList) {
+			if( person.getAuthName() != null) {
+				personStringDIVsForRequest = personStringDIVsForRequest.concat("<div class=\"col-xs-3\"><i class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-user\"/></i>");
+				personStringDIVsForRequest = personStringDIVsForRequest.concat(person.getAuthName());
+				personStringDIVsForRequest = personStringDIVsForRequest.concat("</div>");
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Returns the previously set person list as DIVs to speed up DOM creation
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getPersonStringDIVsForRequest() {
+		return personStringDIVsForRequest;
+	}
+	@Deprecated
 	public List<Person> getPersonList() {
 		return personList;
 	}
-
+	@Deprecated
 	public void setPersonList(List<Person> personList) {
 		this.personList = personList;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/researcher/ResearcherQueriesDetailBean.java b/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/researcher/ResearcherQueriesDetailBean.java
index 6a082459..4d0d6d7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/researcher/ResearcherQueriesDetailBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/samply/bbmri/negotiator/control/researcher/ResearcherQueriesDetailBean.java
@@ -187,8 +187,13 @@ public int getNumQueries() {
     private int unreadCommentCount = 0;
     private int privateNegotiationCount;
     private int unreadPrivateNegotiationCount = 0;
+    @Deprecated
     private List<Person> personList;
 
+    /**
+     * String to hold contact persons in DIVs
+     */
+    private String personStringDIVsForRequest = "";
     private int unreadQueryCount = 0;
     /**
      * Lifecycle Collection Data (Form, Structure)
@@ -304,8 +309,9 @@ public String loadSelectedQueryDetails() {
                 logger.debug("loadSelectedQueryDetails-21: " + LocalDateTime.now());
             }
             logger.debug("loadSelectedQueryDetails-21.1-setPersonListForRequest: " + LocalDateTime.now());
-            // This will be set once the button is hit ...
-            //setPersonListForRequest(config, selectedQuery.getId());
+            // setPersonListForRequest(config, selectedQuery.getId());
+            // Set the PersonDIVsString - setPersonListForRequest is deprecated once this works
+            setPersonStringDIVsForRequest(config, selectedQuery.getId());
             logger.debug("loadSelectedQueryDetails-22: " + LocalDateTime.now());
             /*
              * Initialize Lifecycle Status
@@ -333,6 +339,37 @@ public String loadSelectedQueryDetails() {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the contact persons in a String with DIVs to speed up the DOM creation
+     *
+     * @param config
+     * @param queryId
+     */
+    private void setPersonStringDIVsForRequest( Config config, Integer queryId) {
+        // ensure the personStringDIVsForRequest is empty
+        personStringDIVsForRequest = new String("");
+
+        // get the personList from the database
+        personList = DbUtil.getPersonsContactsForRequest(config, queryId);
+
+        for( de.samply.bbmri.negotiator.jooq.tables.pojos.Person person : personList) {
+            if( person.getAuthName() != null) {
+                personStringDIVsForRequest = personStringDIVsForRequest.concat("<div class=\"col-xs-3\"><i class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-user\"/></i>");
+                personStringDIVsForRequest = personStringDIVsForRequest.concat(person.getAuthName());
+                personStringDIVsForRequest = personStringDIVsForRequest.concat("</div>");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the previously set person list as DIVs to speed up DOM creation
+     * @return
+     */
+    private String getPersonStringDIVsForRequest() {
+        return personStringDIVsForRequest;
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
     private void setPersonListForRequest(Config config, Integer queryId) {
         personList = DbUtil.getPersonsContactsForRequest(config, queryId);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/owner/detail.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/owner/detail.xhtml
index 734f9eaf..568aca54 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/owner/detail.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/owner/detail.xhtml
@@ -413,10 +413,16 @@
                                 <div id="demo" class="collapse">
                                     <div class="container">
                                         <div class="row">
+                                            <!-- Create DIV in code and only show the string - should speed up significantly:
+                                        https://howchoo.com/code/learn-the-slow-and-fast-way-to-append-elements-to-the-dom
+                                        -->
+                                            <h:outputText escape="false" value="#{ownerQueriesDetailBean.getPersonStringDIVsForRequest()}" />
+                                            <!--
                                             <ui:repeat value="#{ownerQueriesDetailBean.personList}"
                                                        var="person">
                                                 <div class="col-xs-3"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"/>#{person.authName}</div>
                                             </ui:repeat>
+                                            -->
                                         </div></div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/researcher/detail.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/researcher/detail.xhtml
index 7ee1afde..5a005328 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/researcher/detail.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/researcher/detail.xhtml
@@ -532,10 +532,16 @@
                                 <div id="demo" class="collapse">
                                     <div class="container">
                                     <div class="row">
+                                        <!-- Create DIV in code and only show the string - should speed up significantly:
+                                        https://howchoo.com/code/learn-the-slow-and-fast-way-to-append-elements-to-the-dom
+                                        -->
+                                        #{researcherQueriesDetailBean.getPersonStringDIVsForRequest()}
+                                        <!--
                                         <ui:repeat value="#{researcherQueriesDetailBean.getPersonList()}"
                                                    var="person">
                                             <div class="col-xs-3"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"/>#{person.authName}</div>
                                         </ui:repeat>
+                                        -->
                                     </div></div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>