Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2022

Commission File Number: 001-39446

CureVac N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Friedrich-Miescher-Strasse 15, 72076

Tübingen, Germany

+49 7071 9883 0

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F

Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes

On August 18, 2022, CureVac N.V. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the start of a Phase 1 study of the modified COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate CV0501, developed in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”). The vaccine candidate is based on the Company’s second-generation mRNA backbone and is designed to specifically protect against the Omicron variant.

The information included in this Form 6-K (including Exhibit 99.1, but excluding the statements of the Company’s Chief Development Officer contained in Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-259613).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.