As with any technology, in the beginning, it is usually very expensive and only affordable to the rich. Eventually though technologies become cheaper and more

As with any technology, in the beginning, it is usually very expensive and only affordable to the rich. Eventually though technologies become cheaper and more and more people can afford it. It was the same with cell phones. I imagine this would be the same. The patent system, as flawed as it is right now, was designed to encourage investment. The compensation for that investment is a limited time monopoly. Eventually though the technology becomes fair use and anybody can use it. That is one possible outcome. But I think this technology will be very important to people and they will revolt if they don't get access to it--life and death scenarios tend to do that to people. The amount of social unrest and bad will generated by any company who withheld said technology would be so great that I think they would be forced to come up with a more philanthropic solution. Also, based on what I know about the senescence research, it will not be one solution but likely thousands of discoveries that are discovered by a myriad of parties.